19+ min ago  (1868+ words) Commentary by Tracy Mc Cue, Sumner Newscow " Happy Semiquincentennial Day. 250 years. Wow, it's been quite a ride. Since this is our big birthday, I wanted my annual Fourth of July list to be something not only historical but encompassing. So…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (1514+ words) John Trumbull's painting of the Declaration of Independence, which sits in the rotunda of the U. S. Capitol. Architect of the Capitol U. S. Marines raise an American flag on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II on Feb....

2+ hour, 21+ min ago  (397+ words) America in the 1910s A Decade of War, Reform and Rapid Industrial Change In the 1910s, the United States moved from a growing industrial power to a nation deeply involved in world affairs. World War I began in Europe in 1914, and the…...

2+ hour, 33+ min ago  (529+ words) WASHINGTON, DC: As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, the youngest great-great-grandchild of President Ulysses S. Grant said his famous ancestor would have much to celebrate and much to be surprised by looking at the country today. Ulysses Dietz, 71, a retired decorative…...

5+ hour, 21+ min ago  (395+ words) times-journal. com Today, as we celebrate 250 years since the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, I invite you to continue our journey through U. S. history to look at some more important dates in the timeline of our country. " March…...

9+ hour, 7+ min ago  (605+ words) By Eric Kowal July 4, 2026 Rockaway Twp. , N. J. " Community members, military veterans, and local elected officials gathered July 2 to commemorate the opening of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall, paying tribute to the more than 58, 000 Americans who lost their lives during the…...

4+ hour, 35+ min ago  (78+ words) De Soto County News Ken Adams, Olive Branch mayor, presented custom plaques to K. T. Robbins and Olin Pickens at the Light the Way Freedom Fest in celebration of America's 250th anniversary, the City of Olive Branch said. Both men served in the…...

6+ hour, 20+ min ago  (382+ words) finway. com. ua Table of Contents Dispute over the historical artifact How the fragment of the Berlin Wall ended up in the UK 65-year-old Stephen Thorpe, a resident of South London, installed a 3. 1-meter tall piece of the legendary Berlin…...

5+ hour, 21+ min ago  (598+ words) The Vinton Newspapers Office on Thursday, July 2, 2026. The original wood church (1895) of St. Andrew Evangelical Lutheran Church of Van Horne. The brick version of St. Andrew Evangelical Lutheran Church of Van Horne was built in 1926. The sign flashed "Open" at…...

5+ hour, 21+ min ago  (1157+ words) July 4, 2026 / 6: 00 AM EDT / CBS News In the 250 years since America's inception, there have been a handful of presidents with an outsized impact on the course of U. S. history. Their words are etched into collective memory, found everywhere from monuments to sitcoms....