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The solution to America’s 250th birthday mess? Party like it’s 1976.

A Ferris wheel and the Washington Monument are seen on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on June 29, 2026. | Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images America’s 250th anniversary has arrived, and, at a national level, the narrative is set: Presdient Donald Trump has made the semi-quincentennial into his personal party. The White House has rolled out a series of headline-grabbing events, from a UFC fight on the South Lawn to a failed concert series eventually replaced with — what else? — a full-fledged Trump rally. His transportation secretary called artists who decided not to perfor...