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In Virginia Lee Burton's classic 1939 children's book "Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel," Mulligan often boasted that his steam shovel, Mary Anne, "could dig as much in a day as a hundred men could dig in a week, but he had never been quite sure that this was true." By the end of the story, Mulligan never gets the chance to prove his boast because electric, diesel and gasoline shovels have taken away nearly all of Mary Anne's work. Still, he finds an ingenious way for the old steam shovel to remain useful. When Burton wrote those words, she...

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji ditched America’s 250th anniversary, jetting off this week for an Islamic “spiritual wellness” retreat on the Spanish resort island of Mallorca.

William Franklyn-Miller, Kelsey Grammer, and director Jon Erwin join Fandango correspondent Nikki Novak to discuss their upcoming historical war drama, 'Young Washington'. William Franklyn-Miller shares his experience embodying the patriot George Washington before he became the Father of a Nation, Kelsey Grammer details why his character Lord Fairfax would invest this young man with such responsibility, and director Jon Erwin explains why the story of the Revolutionary War is so enthralling for himself and audiences. 'Young Washington' hits theaters July 3! "You See the Ambition" William Franklyn-Miller & Kelsey Grammer on 'Young Washington' | 17:42 Fandango (Fandango's Big Ticket) |...

As the country marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a new 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 survey lands like a gut punch: nearly half of all Americans — 𝟒𝟔% — don’t know what America 250 is actually celebrating. Among Gen Z, it’s worse: 𝟔𝟏% couldn’t say. Laura Ingraham didn’t hold back on air: “𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴? 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵? 𝘖𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺?” The answer, judging by the numbers, is...

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Hundreds of masked white supremacists descended on the nation’s capital, proudly waving Confederate flags during the 250th Independence Day celebration. The demonstrators were seen wearing hats emblazoned with the logo for the Patriot Front — a white nationalist group founded by Thomas Rousseau after the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, according to George Washington University’s Program on Extremism. Counterprotester Heather Heyer was infamously killed at that rally when a madman plowed into her and several others. Members of the group were snapped riding the DC Metro Saturday. In one shot, a black woman sitting on the train...

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji ditched America’s 250th anniversary, jetting off this week for an Islamic “spiritual wellness” retreat on the Spanish resort island of Mallorca ahead of the patriotic celebration, The Post has learned. The Dallas-raised, Dubai-educated, Syrian-American artist – who has a long history of bashing the US — was spotted at Newark International Airport on Monday, boarding an eight-hour flight to Palma, Mallorca’s capital city in the Western Mediterranean. She was heading to a sold-out retreat run by The Women’s Sanctuary. The 29-year-old illustrator and ceramist is the for-profit’s “artist in residence” and among the...

"Communism is an ideology of mass theft, mass control, mass lies, and mass murder—It is the Enemy of July 4th, 1776"As Americans celebrate the country's Semiquincentennial, the White House did not fail to deliver. What is one of the very best speeches of Donald Trump's career is a message, from Mount Rushmore, as much to Americans themselves as it is to Europeans and to the rest of the international community.After stating that "America was founded on liberty and independence — not government coercion, domination, and control; we are born free, and we will stay free" at his State of the...

America's 250th birthday celebration is already lighting up the sky. A stunning air show featuring 2,500 drones transformed the night over North Richland Hills, Texas, with massive images of a rocket, a bald eagle, and George Washington. The patriotic display, created by Sky Elements Drone Shows, gave local families an early look at the celebrations leading up to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Every now and then, though, a 250th-inspired event comes along that feels genuinely thoughtful and delightfully specific. At The Rittenhouse Hotel, that idea takes shape in LiberTea, a new afternoon tea service. The concept is rooted in a lesser-known Revolutionary War tradition: When colonists boycotted British-imported tea from the East India Company, they instead turned to local herbs, spices, and botanicals to create their own blends of “Liberty Teas.” “The Boycott,” a spearmint-based tisane layered with lemon balm, orange, rose hip, and rose petals. “Her Flag” pays homage to Hyperion Tea, which was a popular Liberty Tea. The blend —...

In the time leading up to and during the American Revolution (1765-1783), Loyalist preachers defended their stance on remaining loyal to Great Britain utilizing Bible themes and specific verses. Oftentimes, as with the Patriots, these Loyalist preachers took these themes and verses out of context or misquoted them. Despite violent opposition, these men and women stood firm in their conviction and remained loyal to Great Britain and to God. They believed they were to honor and submit to the governing authority. They believed this so abundantly that they would have remained loyal even to a tyrannical government. They reminded others...

Prince William didn't hesitate when he was asked a question about America's milestone 250th birthday during a surprise appearance on Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce's podcast. "America is turning 250 years this year," Jason said. "Be honest. Are you surprised we made it?" William didn't miss a beat. "There were times," he joked with a laugh. "There were times. Yeah." "But I'd like to think the U.K. and the U.S. would be together for those 250 years...It's a good brotherhood."

Welcome to the spectacular America250 Celebration in New York City, commemorating the 250th Anniversary of American Independence with an unforgettable Grand Military Parade & Independence Celebration. Experience a breathtaking patriotic event as New York hosts an extraordinary celebration honoring 250 years of American history, freedom, and national unity. Watch magnificent military formations, ceremonial honor guards, precision drill teams, military bands, veterans, first responders, patriotic parade floats, and cultural performances representing the diversity and spirit of the United States. Enjoy an impressive display of modern military vehicles, historic equipment, mounted honor guards, marching bands, giant American flags, and inspiring patriotic ceremonies...

As America is approaching its 250th birthday, it is nothing short of extraordinary that the American experiment has lasted this long. After all, world history is jam packed with stories of monarchies, conquest, wars, usurpations of power, chance, change, and adaptability rooted in the motives and intentions of man, consequentially whether that be for good or for evil.

She called me just prior to the inauguration," remembers Leroy Davis, a New York art dealer who served on Mrs. Kennedy's Fine Arts Committee for the White House. "She had heard about a Maurice Prendergast show at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and though she didn't know much about him, she was intrigued. So I talked to her for quite a while and encouraged her to see the work. And when the show went to the Whitney in New York, I took her to see it." Several months later, in 1961, during the Kennedys' triumphant state visit to...

Pennsylvania will not participate in President Donald Trump’s 250th celebration of the nation’s birthday on the National Mall, Gov. Josh Shapiro confirmed in a new interview. “This president routinely makes patriotism partisan and personal, and it shouldn’t be that way,” Shapiro told The New Republic, which noted that Trump has described his Great American State Fair as “the most spectacular Trump rally of them all.”

She's traveled to UFC fights all over the world, but there hasn't ever been a night quite like Sunday as octagon girl Red Dela Cruz prepares to star at the White House. The Filipina revealed the late A-lister she would love to see cage-side, and exactly what she would tell Donald Trump, when the Daily Mail snatched a moment with her as she jetted from Las Vegas to Washington DC on Thursday. Dela Cruz, 33, will strut the Octagon at UFC Freedom 250, the historic fight night on the South Lawn, which falls on Trump's 80th birthday and marks America's...

If you’ve ever been to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., you’ll know it’s a majestic site, with the 19-foot-tall Georgia white marble statue of Honest Abe overlooking the Reflecting Pool and then further off, the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol.Something you presumably didn’t see on your visit, however, is a massive 50,000-square-foot foundation built to keep the whole thing from sinking into the swamps of D.C. It’s called the Undercroft, and it’s been a tightly held secret for decades.In June, the Department of the Interior will invite the public to see the hidden vault, Secretary Doug Burgum announced...

Paintings are our best visual reference of what the American Revolution was like, for those who lived through it. They offer a glimpse into what people wore, how battles were fought, and what it felt like to live during the Revolutionary War. However, it’s important to remember that paintings of the American Revolution were not intended as realistic depictions of the events portrayed. Most paintings were much more idealistic in nature – even those painted by artists who witnessed the events first-hand... 1. Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze (1851)2. The Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull (1819)4. The...

WASHINGTON — A massive 300-foot-wide, 150-foot-tall American flag has been draped over the Hoover Dam in Nevada as part of the celebration for America's 250th anniversary.The installation went up on Memorial Day to honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to the country, and will light up each night until July 4. The display uses more than 550 automated LED lights and is completely powered by the dam's hydroelectricity.