As the United States turns 250 years old, Americans everywhere are taking a moment to think about what their country means to them on this historic semiquincentennial.
NPR member station reporters spread across the country reached out to people to hear how they are marking — and thinking about — this major national milestone.
While the nation’s capital is expected to serve as a central hub for Independence Day festivities, Americans in communities large and small are finding their own ways to observe the occasion, whether through lively public parades or quiet personal moments of reflection on the country’s long history.
