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Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Statue of Liberty. Sources: The French Connection - National Park Service Creating the Statue of Liberty - National Park Service Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel - National Park Service Statue of Liberty Panoramas - Torch - National Park Service

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five of the weirdest facts. Sources: Nutty Narrows Bridge - Longview WA and the Squirrel Bridge map with 8 of their locations. 50 Fun Facts About America That Most Americans Don’t Know - Readers Digest Panmunjom axe murder incident - Wikipedia 50 Strange But True Facts About the U.S. - Conde Nest Traveler

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about World II. Sources: Internment of Japanese Americans - Wikipedia Redress and Reparations for Japanese American Incarceration - National World War II Museum League of Women Ballplayers - Baseball Hall of Fame How World War II led to the invention of super glue - Military Times Harry Coover Super Glue Meet the determined woman who invented...

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Department of Treasury. Sources: Role of the Treasury History of the Treasury The Bureau of Engraving and Printing ⁠IRS History Timeline⁠ ⁠Internal Revenue Service⁠ - Wikipedia

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the first Gulf War. Sources: The Gulf War, 1991 - Office of the Historian, Department of State Gulf War Air Campaign - Wikipedia Gulf War Oil Spill - Wikipedia The First Gulf War and Its Aftermath - InFocus Quarterly The First Gulf War - Department of State

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Department of Labor. Sources: A Brief History: The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy Occupational Safety and Health Administration Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Wikipedia

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about Reconstruction. Sources: Reconstruction - Britannica Reconstruction Era - Wikipedia Reconstruction Amendments - Wikipedia The African-American Odyssey: Volume Two: Since 1865, Second Edition  by Darlene Clark Wine, William C. Mine and Stanley Harold.

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about California. Sources: State of California State Library State Symbols Top 14 Best Disneyland Souvenirs to Bring Home - Mickey Visit How Much Does Disneyland Make Per Day? - Magic Guides Why Is the American Film Industry Located in Hollywood? - Britannica.com How Did Hollywood End Up in...Hollywood? - PBS SoCal Warner Brothers American fil...

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the U.S. Department of Transportation. Sources: Department of Transportation website Federal Aviation Administration - Wikipedia About NHTSA Interstate Highway System - Wikipedia

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about NASA. Sources: NASA.gov The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics - NASA.gov NASA - Wikipedia About NASA’s IV&V Program - NASA.gov Current IV&V Projects - NASA.gov

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the National Parks. Sources: National Park Service - Wikipedia National Park Service About Us Quick History of the National Park Service National Scenic and Historic Trails - Department of the Interior Park History Program - National Park Service website Fun Facts About All 59 U.S. National Parks - National Geographic

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Department of Commerce. Sources Department of Commerce United States Department of Commerce - Wikipedia We Need NOAA Now More Than Ever - NRDC United States Census - Wikipedia 10 Things You May Not Know About the US Census - History.com

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Sources: 84 Interesting Facts About Pennsylvania - The Fact File PA Kids' Corner - State of Pennsylvania Famous Products Made in PA List of professional sports teams in Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about The Battle of Brandywine. Sources: Brandywine: A Military History of the Battle that Lost Philadelphia but Saved America, September 11, 1777 by Michael C. Harris. Battle of Brandywine - Wikipedia The Battle of Brandywine - Brandywine Battlefield Park Brandywine - American Battlefield Trust

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about U.S. Territories on the 250th Birthday of the United States of America! Sources: Compact of Free Association - Wikipedia CHAPTER 8—GUANO ISLANDS Guano Islands Act - Wikipedia Discover Puerto Rico July 4, 1946: The Philippines Gained Independence from the United States - WWII Museum How the US Has Grown and Shrunk Throughout History - His...

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about American Geography. Sources: National Geographic Kids United States Atlas Wikipedia - Delaware River Wikipedia - Old Man of the Mountain Old Man of the Mountain Legacy Fund Continental Divide Trail Coalition - What Is the Continental Divide? A Complete Guide + Map Wikipedia - Continental Divide of the Americas

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Commonwealth of Virginia. Sources: State Symbols, Seals And Emblems What Are the Five Physical Regions of Virginia’s Geography? Why Are Some U.S. States Called Commonwealths? - Britannica What’s in a Name? The Four U.S. States That Are Technically Commonwealths - Library of Congress Blogs Why is Virginia a Commonwealth? The Project G...

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Department of Homeland Security. Resources: Department of Homeland Security United States Department of Homeland Security - Wikipedia Securing Cyberspace and Critical Infrastructure About CISA United States Coast Guard - Wikipedia

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Department of Housing & Urban Development.   Sources: HUD History A Brief History of HUD Programs of HUD Community development - Wikipedia Urban Omnibus - What HUD Does

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Department of Justice. Sources: About DOJ 150 Years of the Department of Justice The Solicitor General in Historical Context Office of the Solicitor General US Marshals Service Cornell Law School - Department of Justice (DOJ)

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about famous landmarks. Sources: 10 Fun Facts About Niagara Falls State Park Gateway Arch Fact Sheet - National Park Service The Significance of the Gateway Arch Landscape - National Park Service Mount Rushmore - Wikipedia Space Needle Facts

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Department of Defense. Sources: U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) - USA.gov United States Department of Defense - Wikipedia Historic Highlights from the Department of War ⁠U.S. Department of War - About ⁠ ⁠⁠Trump Renames DOD to Department of War⁠⁠ ArtI.S8.C16.1 Congress's Power to Organize Militias What Are the Origins of the US N...

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the State Department. Sources: The U.S. Department of State: Background and Selected Issues for the 119th Congress Little Known Facts About the Department of State A History of the United States Department of State 1789-1996

Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with five facts about the Korean War. Resources: ⁠Korean War ⁠ Eisenhower Presidential Library Five Korean War 'Firsts' Had Lasting Impacts by David Vergun The Declare War Clause, Part 7: The Cold War and Korean War - Congress.gov

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about World War I. References: World War I - History.com 7 facts you may not know about World War I - DoD news 10 inventions that owe their success to World War One - BBC