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Looking Back at the Military's Role in America's 150th Birthday Celebration

Since 1826, the nation has marked its 50-year milestones with semicentennial celebrations on Independence Day. The third such celebration took place July 4, 1926, in Philadelphia, and included a 300-acre military encampment, where visitors could see the latest weaponry.

FEATURE-STORIES

A gigantic airship floats above a military ship in the ocean with the coastline visible in the distance.

Looking Back at the Military's Role in America's 150th Birthday Celebration

Since 1826, the nation has marked its 50-year milestones with semicentennial celebrations on Independence Day. The third such celebration took place July 4, 1926, in Philadelphia, and included a 300-acre military encampment, where visitors could see the latest weaponry.