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Steve Jones reflects on experiencing both the 200th and 250th Independence Day celebrations in the United States.

Tomorrow is the United States 250th Independence Day celebration. I've been hearing about this on the radio for weeks, and it's struck me that I've been alive and lucky enough to experience both the 200th (1976) and the 250th (2026) milestones. I'm not sure either is more amazing than any other 4th of July, but the round numbers stand out. Read the rest of Independence Day .

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