CELEBRATING AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY
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“TENS OF MILLIONS ACROSS U.S. ARE CELEBRATING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE”
covered 5d ago ▶ Be on the air with Al Jazeera English“Oszkar & Erneszt celebrating America's 250th Birthday.”
covered 5d ago ▶ Be on the air with LiveNOW from Fox“Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary Across the Country”
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This storyDelaware, OH is the birthplace of which U.S. President?
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- Ulysses S. Grant
- William Henry Harrison
- Chester A. Arthur
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Rutherford B. Hayes
This storyWhen did Congress officially make July 4th a federal holiday?
- 1776
- 1812
- 1870
- 1941
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1870
Trump is the only U.S. president impeached twice by the House.
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This storyWhat should be the focus of the US 250th birthday celebration?
This storyWhat is the official term for a 250th anniversary like the US is celebrating?
- Semiquincentennial
- Demisesquicentennial
- Bicenquinquennial
- Quartercentennial
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Semiquincentennial
Mount Rushmore almost featured Western icons, not presidents!
Historian Doane Robinson proposed the sculpture in 1923 to feature Western legends like Lewis & Clark and Buffalo Bill. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum insisted on presidents to give the monument national — not regional — appeal.
