{"id":5290,"date":"2025-03-07T14:41:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T14:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/?p=5290"},"modified":"2025-03-07T14:41:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T14:41:20","slug":"happy-birthday-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/happy-birthday-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy birthday, America!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5292\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>July 4, 2026 will be a stellar day in United States history: the day our country turns 250 years old. Across America, states are preparing to celebrate their own unique contributions to the nation&#8217;s success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are North Carolina&#8217;s plans? Where can you learn more about North Carolina history? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ncleg.gov\/Committees\/CommitteeInfo\/NonStanding\/6781\/Membership\">America&#8217;s Semiquincentennial Committee<\/a> &#8211; Official webpage of the 250th anniversary legislative committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.america250.nc.gov\/\">America 250 NC<\/a> &#8211; Website maintained by the NC Department of Natural &amp; Cultural Resources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/Documents\/1\/12431\">Session Laws<\/a> &#8211; Laws passed by the North Carolina General Assembly, dating back to 1777.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digital.ncdcr.gov\/\">North Carolina Digital Collections<\/a> &#8211; Here is where you can find images of all sorts of documents and photographs from our state&#8217;s history.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncpedia.org\/\">NCPedia<\/a> &#8211; The largest and most comprehensive North Carolina encyclopedia available online. 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