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How Did You Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday in Your Town?
What is America250?
On July 4, 2026, the United States marked the 250th anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence, the birth of our Nation.
“From Concord Bridge in 1775 to the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965 and beyond, the quest for liberty has resonated through the generations.”
The late Tom Walker, Founder and President Emeritus, American Village
One Nation. Many Stories.
Your story, a part of America’s rich tapestry, joins diverse voices responding to America’s Invitation. Your reflections on our past, present, and future contribute to the creation of history’s most inclusive commemoration.
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July 4, 2026
Drafting the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson’s original draft included among it’s grievances, a condemnation of slavery that was later removed. Read the original draft and compare it to the actual Declaration.
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On this day in 1958, President Eisenhower signed an order to create NASA. After the 1957 launch of the Soviet satellite, Sputnik, it was obvious that the US was lagging behind the Soviets and needed to speed up its research and technology if they were going to catch up. The organization was created to explore outer space through unmanned and manned missions. The impact of NASA on the state of Alabama and vice versa has been enormous. NASA was able to avoid obstacles and setbacks and put a man on the Moon on July 20, 1969, possibly the greatest accomplishment in human history. Please click on the link below to learn more about the beginnings of NASA.-> www.nasa.gov/specials/60counting/begin.html#:~:text=In%20July%201958%2C%20Eisenhower%20had,1%2C%2... #America250 #A250AL #america250alabama #americanhistory #Semiquincentennial #OnThisDay #ThisDayInHistory #HistoryNerd #historyforyoungpeple #americanvillage_alabama #americanvillage #Alabama #montevallo #discovershelbyal
Tomorrow, 5:30PM!A pair of AHA Road Scholars in the wild! Road Scholar Mike Bunn presented his America at 250 program “Fourteenth Colony: The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South During the Revolutionary Era” at the Butler County Historical & Genealogical Society’s quarterly meeting on Sunday, July 26. And in attendance was another Road Scholar, Mollie Smith Waters. Waters has an America at 250 program titled “Resting in Alabama: Revolutionary War Soldiers’ Stories and Graves,” which she will present in Monroeville on this Thursday, July 30, at 5:30 p.m. at the Monroe County Museum.Learn more about our Road Scholars Speakers Bureau and this year’s new America at 250 presentations here: alabamahumanities.org/road-scholars-250 Photo credit appreciation: Kathy Pickens with The Greenville Standard. #AHAMoments#HumanitiesForALAmerica250AL
On this day in 1775, the US Postal System was created and Benjamin Franklin was named the nation’s first Postmaster General. The Constitution later outlined the power of the US government to “establish Post Offices and Post Roads” in Article 1, Section 8. Please click on the link below to learn more about the Post Office’s birthday!-> constitutioncenter.org/blog/10-fascinating-facts-on-the-postal-services-birthday#:~:text=On%20Jul... #America250 #A250AL #america250alabama #americanhistory #Semiquincentennial #OnThisDay #ThisDayInHistory #HistoryNerd #historyforyoungpeple #americanvillage_alabama #americanvillage #Alabama #montevallo #discovershelbyal
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