This year marks the 250th anniversary, or Semiquincentennial, of the United States Declaration of Independence, which will be celebrated on July 4, 2026.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Missouri Southern State University will celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary with an evening of patriotic music this spring.

Lee University will partner with Main Street Cleveland, Cleveland High School, and the Museum and Cultural Center at 5ive Points to honor the 120th anniversary of the John Philip Sousa Band’s ...

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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said Monday that he would surely support President Donald Trump taking military action in Iran if it was deemed necessary. "Sure, absolutely," he said on CNN. "If it ...

Semiquincentennial — now that's a word you don't hear every day. You'll be hearing it more, however, during 2026 as the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary. But perhaps because semiquincentennial is ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Tuesday dismissed the prospect of deploying the military to seize mineral-rich Greenland, even though top White House adviser Stephen Miller declared the ...

It is appropriate that former Gov. Jim Edgar lived his final years in Springfield, a place he called home. Jim and Brenda had made lifelong friendships and raised their children, Brad and Elizabeth, ...

SOUSA AWARD- Dennis Webb, longtime band director and instrumental music instructor at the Edgar School District, received the prestigious John Philip Sousa Award recently in Chicago. SUBMITTED PHOTO ...

Dennis Webb, the long-successful band director at the Edgar School District, recently received the John Philip Sousa Foundation Award from Bandworld’s Legion of Honor. Webb is the instrumental mu ...

Back in 2007, John Cena stood in the dust of Baghdad, surrounded by service members during a WWE Tribute to the Troops event. He looked them in the eyes and said, "I am surrounded by a group of heroes ...