Jun 24 Watch 7:15 Walter Isaacson on what he calls 'The Greatest Sentence Ever Written' By Judy Woodruff, Lorna Baldwin Ahead of America's 250th anniversary, author Walter Isaacson has turned his attention to a single sentence in the Declaration of Independence. Judy Woodruff spoke with Isaacson about the enduring power of those words and his new book, "The Greatest Sentence… Continue watching
Jun 24 WATCH: Congress dedicates national time capsule ahead of America's 250th anniversary By Associated Press The Time Capsule Act, a 2016 law creating the nonpartisan America250 commission mandated that a time capsule be buried in Philadelphia on July 4, 2026, and dug up 250 years later in 2276. Continue reading
Jun 24 Stealth bomber flyovers, military bands and a presidential speech: Trump turns America 250 kickoff into a campaign-style rally By Josh Boak, Associated Press The rally is designed to kick off weeks of celebrations about the founding of America, but critics say he's turning it into a partisan event to try to boost his ratings — and those of his party — ahead of… Continue reading
Jun 22 3 things I've learned talking with Americans about the country's 250th birthday By Judy Woodruff PBS News' Judy Woodruff set out to talk to a cross-section of people across the country to understand what it means to be an American at the two-and-a-half-century mark. Continue reading
Jun 19 Comparing the mood of America's 250th anniversary with its 200th in 1976 By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, a look back five decades to 1976 — the year of the nation’s bicentennial — reveals notable similarities with today. Continue reading
Jun 17 How Americans are marking the country's big 2-5-0 By Joshua Barajas For some, it's a weighty milestone that stirs greater reflection about the ways the nation could learn from its past. Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 6:56 New book explores America's history of celebrating freedom while excluding millions By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson The United States is preparing to mark 250 years since its founding, a milestone often framed as a celebration of democracy, freedom and national promise. But Eddie Glaude Jr. argues that America’s anniversaries have always been shadowed by a deeper… Continue watching
Jun 15 The U.S. will bury a time capsule for its 250th birthday. Here's what's inside By Holly Ramer, Associated Press The time capsule includes submissions from the three branches of the federal government, all 50 states, the five U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. Continue reading
Jun 12 WATCH LIVE: UFC Freedom 250 holds news conference ahead of White House fight on Trump's birthday By Will Weissert, Associated Press More than $60 million and tens of thousands of hours of labor have been poured into building the arena. Continue reading
Jun 11 WATCH: A sneak peek of UFC's Octagon at the White House By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press President Donald Trump's planned UFC fight on the White House's South Lawn has required a monumental effort from more than seven federal agencies, hundreds of staff working onsite daily and at least $60 million, according to a legal filing that… Continue reading