Celebrations marking America's 250th birthday contended with record-breaking heat and a severe thunderstorm on Friday.

Freedom for whom? July 4, 2026 marked the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress in 1776, announcing that the 13 American colonies free from British ...

President Donald Trump spoke of historic achievements for the country's 250th birthday, ranging from Revolutionary War victories, to the Lewis and Clark expedition across the West to the success in ...

Photos and videos of Americans who put up with record heat and rain to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday with massive fireworks displays.

The Great American State Fair is kicking off on Thursday morning, as residents from across the country flock to Washington, D.C., to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday. Event organizers, led by ...

This free concert by the newest performing group of the United States Air Force Band of Mid–America celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.

The U.S. Air Force Band previewed their 250‑year Independence Day concert in Escondido, free for the community starting at 8 p.m. with fireworks at 9 p.m.

The birthday candles are stocked. Just in time for America to belly up to its 250th anniversary, and Colorado to its 150th. Amid the array of celebrations is a performance by a group from a little ...

SAGINAW, MI — The Temple Theatre will host a free concert featuring Roots in Blue, a performing group from the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America, on Monday, July 6, at 7 p.m. The performance ...

At the end of this week, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) presented the first images of the newest Air Force One in the fleet, as it officially arrived at the Presidential Airlift Group in preparation for ...

When President Trump summoned Lonnie Bunch, the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, for lunch at the White House on August 28 of last year, Bunch’s advisers assumed that the end was near. Trump ...