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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. We’re taking our Independence Day Celebration a step beyond in 2025 with a full weekend of festivities. Come celebrate America’s Independence. Engage in a reenactment of the Boston Tea Party, hear the ringing of our replica Liberty Bell, participate in patriotic community singing, interact with living historians and enjoy other activities throughout the park. A weekly series, every Wednesday from July 2025 through July 2026 Commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence by learning the stories behind different printed and manuscript copies of the Declaration created in 1776 Lee ‘s Resolution, also known as independence resolution, was authorized by the Second Continental Congress on 2 July 1776. The document which formally announced the separation of the Thirteen Colonies and the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain and explained this decision, was adopted on 4 July. The Committee of Five had drafted the Declaration text and Thomas Jefferson was the The 250th anniversary comes with President Donald Trump, scholars and others divided over whether to have a yearlong party leading up to July 4, 2026, as Trump has called for, or to balance any ‘We have this day restored the Sovereign to whom alone men ought to be obedient. From the rising to the setting sun, may his kingdom come!’ Soon, another Fourth of July will be upon us. What do we celebrate on the Fourth of July? Of course, it’s America’s birthday – Boston Tea Party (December 16, 1773) After the arrival of the first tea ship, the Dartmouth, on 27 November, a series of mass meetings in Boston resulted in demands that the duty should not be paid and that the tea be shipped back. Governor Hutchinson ordered such gatherings to disperse, but the people refused. Meanwhile the Dartmouth entered at the customs house and was subject to seizure if Thursday’s event is being billed as the start of the countdown to next summer’s Semiquincentennial, as the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is known. CHA PAPI TEA & SWEETS BOOK CLUB: This installment of the book club will feature Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. July 7, 2025 at 6 PM at Cha Papi in West Hartford. Register to participate. And remember, folks, for a book club or anything to work, people gotta show up. 4th of July Weekend 2025 in Connecticut is alight with fireworks, parades, and more family-friendly events to add to your list for this weekend. The Declaration includes a paragraph that echoes the Lee Resolution. Congress formally ratified the Declaration of Independence on July 4, which is also the date prominently printed on the document. In 2026, the United States will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the country. It is an opportunity for reflection on the ideals of the founders of the nation, but also a time to consider the path forward in expanding our realization of those ideals today. Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum.) The spelling and punctuation reflects the original. The Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, is one of the most beautiful and important political documents in history. Reading the Declaration of Independence at July 4 Tea Party in Indianapolis Ongoing Events Road to RevolutionRuns through August 6, 2026The National Archives, Washington, DC, West Rotunda GalleryRoad to Revolution is a rotating exhibition series highlighting National Archives records that document major milestones and critical historical context to the American Revolution, the Revolutionary War, and the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. This is an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence set on a backdrop of photos from the Tea Party at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix on 15 April 2009. Editor’s Note: In February 2010, about a year after enter the political scene in a big way, Tea Party activists began disseminating a ‘Declaration of Independence.’ Evocative at last in some respects of our July 4, 1776 document, the declaration aims to be a means for clarifying their principles and purpose, for establishing their independence from the Republican Party (not to mention GREATER HARTFORD, CT — Independence Day falls on a Friday in 2025, kicking off a star-spangled three-day weekend packed with fireworks, festivals, and other Fourth of July fun in and around The journey to independence was not sudden but rather a culmination of years of tension between the American colonies and British rule. Events like the Boston Tea Party, the Stamp Act, and the Boston Massacre ignited the flames of revolution, ultimately leading to the formation of the Continental Congress.
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