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July 4 2025

How America 250 Plans to Mark a National Milestone in a Divided Era

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FACTRAGE – With today marking the 249th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, preparations across the United States are intensifying for the nation’s 250th birthday, or semiquincentennial, in 2026.

July 4 2025

Explainer: Why Do We Celebrate the Fourth of July and Not the Second?

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FACTRAGE – While Americans commemorate the nation’s independence with fireworks and festivities on July 4th, the formal vote to declare independence from Great Britain occurred on a different date.