The Federal Government Has Made America 250 a Spectacle. These States Want It to Be a Moment for Reflection.

Source: www.motherjones.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

On New Year’s Eve, fireworks bloomed behind the Washington Monument. Along the side of the 550-foot structure, a birthday candle was projected, flickering as “The Star-Spangled Banner” played. This spectacle kicked off Freedom 250’s countdown to the semiquincentennial and was followed by animated neoclassic-style graphics overlaid with audio narrating the nation’s “discovery, expansion, independence, and […]

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