{"id":382174,"date":"2026-01-01T19:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T19:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/382174\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T19:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T19:42:11","slug":"2026-to-mark-the-250th-birthday-of-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/382174\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 to mark the 250th Birthday of the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mgn-1280x960-50522p00-certv-300x225.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3053698 attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"USA Flag America\"  \/>USA Flag America<\/p>\n<p>UNITED STATES (WCBI)- 2026 will mark America\u2019s 250th birthday!<\/p>\n<p>Big celebrations are planned across the country and locally to celebrate throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, next Tuesday the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library will open the traveling \u201cFreedom: A History of US\u201d exhibit by Dr. Sussanah Ural (youre- al) with he talk on \u201cAbraham Lincoln and America 250.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last October, local community members took part in America 250\u2019s \u201cOur American Story\u201d when they made a stop in Columbus.<\/p>\n<p>The converted Airstream camper captured personal stories that will be used in documentaries leading up to the big birthday celebration.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about events throughout the year, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/america250.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">america250.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For 24\/7 news and updates, follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/wcbitv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/wcbinews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a>.\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tTags: <a class=\"article-taxonomy\" data-taxonomy-type=\"tag\" data-mp-link-type=\"article taxonomies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcbi.com\/tag\/2026\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026<\/a>, <a class=\"article-taxonomy\" data-taxonomy-type=\"tag\" data-mp-link-type=\"article taxonomies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcbi.com\/tag\/250th-birthday\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">250th birthday<\/a>, <a class=\"article-taxonomy\" data-taxonomy-type=\"tag\" data-mp-link-type=\"article taxonomies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcbi.com\/tag\/for-the\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">for the<\/a>, <a class=\"article-taxonomy\" data-taxonomy-type=\"tag\" data-mp-link-type=\"article taxonomies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcbi.com\/tag\/local\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">local<\/a>, <a class=\"article-taxonomy\" data-taxonomy-type=\"tag\" data-mp-link-type=\"article taxonomies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcbi.com\/tag\/mississippi\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mississippi<\/a>, <a class=\"article-taxonomy\" data-taxonomy-type=\"tag\" data-mp-link-type=\"article taxonomies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcbi.com\/tag\/off\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">off<\/a>, <a class=\"article-taxonomy\" data-taxonomy-type=\"tag\" data-mp-link-type=\"article taxonomies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcbi.com\/tag\/state\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">state<\/a>, <a class=\"article-taxonomy\" data-taxonomy-type=\"tag\" data-mp-link-type=\"article taxonomies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcbi.com\/tag\/to-mark\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">to mark<\/a>, <a class=\"article-taxonomy\" data-taxonomy-type=\"tag\" data-mp-link-type=\"article taxonomies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcbi.com\/tag\/united-state\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">united state<\/a>, <a class=\"article-taxonomy\" data-taxonomy-type=\"tag\" data-mp-link-type=\"article taxonomies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcbi.com\/tag\/us\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Us<\/a>, <a class=\"article-taxonomy\" data-taxonomy-type=\"tag\" data-mp-link-type=\"article taxonomies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcbi.com\/tag\/usa\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">usa<\/a><br \/>\n\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"USA Flag America UNITED STATES (WCBI)- 2026 will mark America\u2019s 250th birthday! 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