Bicentennial Memories; Recycling Help; Shapiro's VP Reservations

Bicentennial memories; Recycling help; Shapiro's VP reservations

#BILLYPENNGRAM OF THE DAY A game of cat and mouse(Photo by @artfreddy) The Bicentennial: Boon, bust or something in between?  The celebration of the country’s 200th birthday was centered on Philadelphia, but it wasn’t all that its planners imagined almost two decades earlier.What went right? What went wrong? Continue reading … A view of the parade on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway during the Bicentennial parade, July 4, 1976. (Special Collections…

A Reminder of What's So Great About America

by Victor Joecks at CDN - In honor of America’s recent 249th birthday, let’s take a moment to celebrate some of the most incredible things about her. We are a nation of settlers. This is the country where ancestors risked — and often lost — their lives in pursuit of religious freedom and opportunity. From the Mayflower to the Oregon Trail, … Click to read the rest HERE-> A Reminder of What’s So Great About America first posted at Conservative Da…

With 250th anniversary of US in 2026, Trump hopes to celebrate a selective history

A giant fair in downtown Washington, a mixed martial arts competition at the White House and a monument honoring national heroes: The American president plans to give the celebrations a resolutely patriotic tone, glossing over the darker chapters of the country's history.

As we march toward our 250th anniversary in 2026, can a divided America find unity?

As America approaches its 250th anniversary in 2026, historians and political scientists are examining how today’s divided nation might celebrate this milestone compared to the unified bicentennial celebrations of 1976.

One man's opinion: Divided we stand

Dropping in and out of family and friend celebrations of our nation’s birth over the long holiday weekend, and as we enter the 250th year of this ‘great experiment,’ I am troubled by the tension and at times outright hostility which exists among us. America still leads the world economy, is one of three superpowers and debatably has the strongest military power. Without listing the foreign fields of war where we are peripherally involved, we hav…