semiquincentennial

(Newser) - FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr is urging TV and radio stations to sign on to a new "Pledge America Campaign" that promotes what he calls patriotic, pro-US programming ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary. In a statement on Friday, Carr said the semiquincentennial is a chance to highlight the...

(Newser) - Americans marking the nation's 250th birthday will be getting new coins in their change—just not the ones some advisers thought told the full story. Special quarters honoring the 250th anniversary of the US began circulating Monday, with designs honoring the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, the Revolutionary...