The United States turns 250
The semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence.
- When
- Known to
- ± 12 hours
- Era
- Contemporary, Holocene
- Where
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · 39.9489° N, 75.1500° W
The anniversary was marked on 4 July 2026 with a time capsule buried at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia and events in every state. It fell in a year in which the country had captured a foreign head of state, opened a war with Iran and reordered world trade, and the commemorations were correspondingly contested.