America’s 250th birthday: Big hopes and disappointments
Published on: July 8, 2026, 5:30 a.m. | Source: The Hitavada
two-hundred-and-fifty years after thirteen rebellious colonies declared that they would no longer submit to the british crown, americans marked the nation’s semiquincentennial on july 4 with an extravaganza of fireworks, military flypasts, concerts, parades and remembrance that stretched from the atlantic coast to the pacific ocean. from new york’s dazzling fireworks over the east river to beach celebrations in california, from texas rodeos and patriotic concerts to solemn ceremonies at philadelphia’s indep
