Happy (belated) 250th, America! We’re not exactly in the party mood this rainy Monday, but que sera. This weekend brought Washington a militaristic display, and most states a conundrum: how d…

NPR member station reporters across the U.S. asked people how they are thinking about their country on its semiquincentennial.

WASHINGTON (AP):Across the United States (US), many Americans are celebrating their country’s 250th birthday by closing their ears to all the partisan shouting. All the…

America’s 250th unfolds through competing visions of patriotism, extreme heat and weather and large-scale events

The TOI correspondent from Washington: America turned 250 on Saturday with the sort of birthday celebration only Washington DC could produce: military flyovers, patriotic music,…

Happy (belated) 250th, America! We’re not exactly in the party mood this rainy Monday, but que sera. This weekend brought Washington a militaristic display, and most states a…

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