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America 250 Anniversary Timeline

Learn about important dates events that lead up to the ratification of on the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776 in Philadelphia, PA through our interactive timeline!

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Bill of Rights Institute America 250 Newsletter

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January 2025

Leading to an America

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February 2025

Reflecting on Black History Month

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March 2025

Reflecting on Women's History Month

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April 2025

Uniquely American

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May 2025

The March to Independence

This Day in American History

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May 14

Sacagawea Saves the Corps of Discovery

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May 17

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education

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May 20

President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law

1774

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March 25

Colonist throw ninety housand pounds of tea worth £10,000 into Boston Harbor.

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July

Thomas Jefferson drafts the Summary View of the Rights of British America.

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October 14

The first Continental Congress  passes the Declaration and Resolves.

1775

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March 23

Patrick Henry’s gives his “Give me Liberty or Give me Death” at St. Marks's Church in Richmond, VA.

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April 18

Paul Revere rides through the streets of Boston warning "The British are coming!".

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April 19

The Battles of Lexington and Concord  in Massachusetts where colonist showcase the rising spirit of American resistance.

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May 10

Delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies convened to discuss their on-going greivences again Great Britain.

Celebrating America 250 Mini Documentaries

Learn more about the road to independence through this mini documentary series. Additional videos will be released throughout the 2025-26 school year.

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On April 19, 1775, the world changed forever. Find out how!

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Discover the intensity and stakes of one of the most consequential debates in American history.