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Reading the Declaration Across the Country
. Hawaii America 250 is promoting an inspiring, all-community, across-the-nation event for July 8, 2026. It was on that date, 250 years...
Orange County Student Takes Top Spot in Regional Civics Bee Competition
On June 30, Logan Thielen, a 6th-grade student at Falcon Academy in Brea, took first place at the Regional competition for the National Civics Bee held at the Richard Nixon Presidential...
“Ben and George Wow the Crowd” at Nixon Presidential Library
Before an audience of more than 250 Orange Countians of all ages at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, Dr. Benjamin Franklin and General George Washington engaged in a...
Love These Street Markers!
The City of Villa Park has creatively added patriotic USA250 Villa Park markers to some of its street signs. Boasting two American flags and the city’s 250th logo, they look great as people...
Join America’s Block Party and National Live Stream – July 4
July 4, 2026, is slated to be the largest coordinated national celebration in American history – and you can be a part of it! Organized by America 250, America’s Block Party begins with a...
Calling All Kids! Unite Under the Flag
In 2001, 50,000 young people from all around America responded to the tragedy of 9/11 by creating a massive flag mural formed from thousands of tiles. Now, our country needs their voices again....
America 250 Announces National Time Capsule
On February 26, America 250, the national organization charged by Congress with leading the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, unveiled the...
“Design a Bookmark Challenge” for Kids
Designing a new bookmark may send your favorite youngster to Washington, D. C. during the America 250 celebration. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Office of the Second Lady of...
Anaheim Mayor Aitken on America 250 and the Arts on C-SPAN
Ashleigh Aitkin, Mayor of Anaheim, recently interviewed Mary Ann Carter and Erin Harkey at the winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Harkey is the Chief Executive Officer of Americans for...
America 250 “Playbook” for Business and Chambers
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has produced “America’s 250th Celebration for Business Playbook,” designed to help businesses, chambers of commerce and other organizations celebrate our...
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