Celebrating 250 Years: The Semiquincentennial Begins!

The United States Semiquincentennial, also called the Bisesquicentennial, the Sestercentennial, or the Quarter Millennial, marks the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. Festivities will mark various events leading up to the Declaration's anniversary on Independence Day, July 4, 2026. The cool kids in the civics world are calling this the Semiquin!

But as the document below from a much earlier celebration of a different document, the United States Constitution, suggests, we have much to celebrate about our nation's founding 250 years ago, beyond the events we celebrate in 2026. The document below highlights the Semiquin of 2037 when the nation celebrates 250 years since the signing of the Constitution. The 250th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights in 2041 shows that we have a 15-year party ahead of us!