American Stories, on the eve of the 250th Anniversary

A busker named Robert Burck, known as the Naked Cowboy, stands in the middle of a quiet Times Square in New York, New York, USA, 11 May 2020 (reissued on 03 July 2026). US marks 2026 the 250th anniversary of America, known as the Semiquincentennial or SemiQuin, marks 250 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on 04 July 1776.