Trump Proclaims July 4, 2026, as the 250th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
President Donald J. Trump signed a presidential proclamation in Washington on July 3, 2026, proclaiming July 4, 2026, as the 250th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Declaration of Independence, and urging all Americans to observe the day with due ceremony to honor the heritage, history, and accomplishments of the Republic. The proclamation was signed on the third day of July, the eve of Independence Day.
The proclamation recounts the founding in 1776: Richard Henry Lee of Virginia moved before the Second Continental Congress that the colonies cast off British rule, Thomas Jefferson was entrusted with drafting the Declaration, and 56 signers pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to the truths that all men are created equal and are endowed with the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It also recalls the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, industrialization, the two world wars, and the Moon landing.
Looking ahead, the proclamation says Americans will return to the lunar surface and plant the Stars and Stripes among the red dunes of Mars, and will seize the new frontiers of super intelligence (SI) and quantum discovery. It says the administration will lead the nation into a new American Golden Age.
The year 2026 marks the Semiquincentennial of the United States, with nationwide commemorations organized under the congressionally established America250 effort; this proclamation is the formal commemorative statement for the anniversary.
Source: The White House
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Photo: 图：位于美国宾夕法尼亚州费城的独立厅（资料照片），1776年《独立宣言》在此通过。颐园居摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (file photo), where the Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776. 颐园居, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
