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July 4th at the National Archives
Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th at the National Archives
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Spirit of Independence Festival
From June 4-6, 2026, the National Archives Foundation is hosting the Spirit of Independence Festival, a spectacular multi-day festival to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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July 4th at the National Archives!
On Friday, July 4, 2025, the National Archives will hold its annual Fourth of July program on the steps on Constitution Avenue.
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Happy 250th Birthday, America! (Grades K-2)
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The Constitution Rules! (Grades K-2)
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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (Grades 3-5)
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The Bill of Rights Protects You (Grades 6–12)
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"American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation—and Could Again" with Yuval Levin
Archivist Colleen Shogan and Yuval Levin discuss his recent book, "American Covenant," which recovers the Constitution’s true genius and reveals how it charts a path to repairing America’s fault lines.
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Inside the Vault: Secret Messages, Ciphers, Codes, and Cryptology in American History
Hear from experts at the National Cryptologic Museum about how secret messages, ciphers, codes, and cryptology have played crucial roles throughout American history.
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Jubilee! Records of Emancipation at the National Archives and Records Administration
This Know Your Records presentation features emancipation-related records housed at the National Archives in Washington, DC