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As the nation prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of its founding, the University of Michigan is marking this historic milestone with a wide variety of events, activities and invitations to reflect.

Museums, exhibits and historic sites around Michigan are shining up in celebration of America’s 250th birthday this year.

Exploring local history through new exhibits, modernizing museum signage and preserving historic cemeteries are just some of the ways that more than $1 million will be used to help bring the stories of Michigan’s past to life as part of our state’s c...

As part of America's 250th anniversary in 2026, a traveling exhibition from The National Archives will visit metro Detroit this summer. The "Freedom Plane National Tour" will be at The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation from July 9-26.

After 2025 became 2026 and I had watched the ball drop in Times Square, I saw a short clip of the projections on the Washington Monument celebrating the beginning of America’s 250th anniversary. Semiquincentennial festivities will surely be at their ...

July 4, 2026, will mark the 250th anniversary of U.S. democracy. To mark this milestone, the Initiative for Democracy and Civic Engagement, the William L. Clements Library, and the Arts Initiative have joined forces to create U-M’s U.S. at 250 progra...

Americans have long been taught the basics of Paul Revere's famed midnight ride — which he completed exactly 250 years ago Saturday — to alert U.S. minutemen of British troops' approach, signaling the start of the American Revolution.