WUSA-TV Washington, D.C. Posted: January 1, 2026 | Last updated: January 1, 2026 The full light show projected onto the Washington Monument by Freedom250. A military operation Americans didn’t expect, ...

The Washington Monument doubled as a giant birthday candle on New Year's Eve to kick off the yearlong celebration of America's 250th anniversary. Freedom 250, a nonprofit group launched by P… ...

His “Common Sense,” published 250 years ago, ignited the drive for American independence. That was hardly the end of the ...

Although Carranza was laid to rest in Mexico, the memory of his final flight and tragic end endured in New Jersey. In the years following the crash, veterans, civic leaders, and ordinary citizens on ...

A giant burr oak named Frank, dating to before the Revolutionary War, will be removed from Northeast Kansas City starting ...

It’s going to be lit. The Washington Monument will double as a giant birthday candle on New Year’s Eve to kick off the yearlong celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. Freedom 250, a nonprofit ...

The Washington Monument lit up on New Year's Eve in celebration of the Artemis 2 moon mission as well as the 250th ...

To commemorate America’s 250th birthday in 2026, the Washington Monument will have a projection show and an illumination of a 250-foot birthday candle beginning on New Year’s Eve. It is part of a ...

The Washington Monument will transform on New Year’s Eve into the "world’s tallest birthday candle in honor of our Nation’s 250th birthday," according to the national Freedom 250 organization. The ...

WASHINGTON (WDCW) — The countdown to 2026 is officially underway, and the nation’s capital is planning to mark the moment in a historic way. For the first time ever, the Washington Monument will be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 16-foot-tall granite replica of the Washington Monument will be constructed at Veterans Park in Porterville. The project, which ...