The 250th Anniversary of American Independence is fast approaching in 2026 - but does anyone care ?

[CaseHardened]

America's Signing of Declaration of Independence was on July 4th, 1776.

That makes 2026 the Semiquincentennial year of American Independence.

The Philadelphia Sesqui-Centennial International Fair of 1926 was a remarkable event.

Sesquicentennial Exposition - Wikipedia

Sadly, I fear that Patriotism in America has fallen to lows never experienced before.

I doubt this anniversary will generate any interest, other than, perhaps, the printing of some Tee Shirts.

Hope I'm wrong.

 

[SomeSoldier]

I care, I love this country and what it was founded on.

 

[1075tech]

I'm wondering if we'll still be a country in 2026 besides in name only. It'll probably be billed as a historical event where terrorists attacked the legal government. We won't be allowed to celebrate it without being called terrorist sympathizers

 

[Dr. Evil]

Ironic as we lose our independence here week by week.

 

[Plater1]

This is really going to show my age but i remember the 200th(July 4 1976). I was young but i remember going to a concert that night at a place called Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach VA. My first concert by the way, the Bee Gees. As i remember it was a good time.

 

[CaseHardened]

In 1976 Boston held its first 4th July Fireworks and Concert at the Hatch Shell in the Esplanade Park by the Charles River in downtown Boston.

The traffic was so bad, all the cars just stopped on Storrow Drive, and all just parked there until the end.

It was fun.

But I never returned.

 

[Bigfoot]

John Trumbull's painting "Declaration of Independence," depicting the five-man drafting committee of the Declaration of Independence presenting their work to the Second Continental Congress



God Bless America

 

[Darth]

 

[Mr. terzmo]

The far left and dems will cancel it as they will claim our Country's Birth was an insult to the world and the USA should pay everyone and apologize to everyone for hurting and ripping them off plus destroying the planet. All on USA.

 

[1911guy]

I'm wondering if we'll still be a country in 2026 besides in name only. It'll probably be billed as a historical event where terrorists attacked the legal government. We won't be allowed to celebrate it without being called terrorist sympathizers

Dems will obviously take that approach.

 

[Catskillkid]

Here's the thing: for a very long time now most (not all) Americans have seen the 4th of July/Independence Day as an excuse to have a long weekend (depending on how the calendar falls), to have a bbq and watch fireworks. An actual conversation about why we had a revolution, what freedoms are enshrined in our Bill of Rights, and how the Constitution upholds a legal framework for how government should work never crosses the mind of most US citizens.

Until the day comes where you need to have a lecture and discussion about those issues no one will care.

In short, yes we'll still have Independence Day celebrations but it will continue to be just another bread and circus routine by the government to keep people distracted.

 

[Bananabandit]

Whats this "independence" you speak of?