Though the nation's 250th birthday can also technically be called the sestercentennial, quarter millennial or bisesquicentennial, it appears semiquincentennial is the de-facto term. Planning for ...

It's the nation's semiquincentennial! July 4, 2026, is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Here's how the United States of America is planning to party.

President Donald Trump will visit Des Moines on July 3 for an event to kick off what he’s touted as a year of celebrations culminating in the United States’s 250th birthday on July 4, 2026.