‘We’ the People Look To ‘America 250’

‘We’ the People Look To ‘America 250’

In the 12 months leading up to the American semiquincentennial, the tale will frequently be told of Benjamin Franklin’s encounter with Philadelphia matron Elizabeth Willing Powel, who asked, as Franklin left the Constitutional Convention: “Well, Doctor, what have we got — a republic or a monarchy?” To which the 81-year-old sage replied, “A republic, if you can keep it.” That caveat remains as true today as when Franklin engraved it in the nation…

Grassroots Organization Launches Campaign to Promote America’s Founding Principles

A conservative grassroots organization launched a major campaign Wednesday to rally Americans around the nation’s founding principles ahead of next year’s 250th anniversary.  Americans for Prosperity’s “One Small Step” campaign “will be a bold, multi-year initiative to build a movement to defend our founding principles and reignite the American Dream,” the organization said. The campaign will feature stories of American entrepreneurs and invento…

AFP Launches Bold, Multi-Year Initiative to Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary by Reaffirming Our Founding Principles - Americans for Prosperity

ARLINGTON, VA— This week – in advance of America’s 250th anniversary and on the anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon –Americans for Prosperity will be launching a new campaign celebrating the historic achievements made possible by our nation’s founding ideals of freedom and opportunity for all. The campaign, titled “One Small Step,” will be a bold, multi-year initiative to build a movement to defend our founding principles and reigni…

AMERICA: MADE IN VIRGINIA - TravelBiz Monitor: India travel news, travel trends, tourism

From Founding Fathers to Fireworks: Ten Patriotic Perks of Exploring America’s 250 in Virginia, the Birthplace of America! In 2026, Virginia, the birthplace of America, home to the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the place where American democracy was founded, will take center stage as the United States commemorates 250 years since its founding. Across historic towns, battlefields, harbours, churches, and colonial hom…