US, July 4 -- The Republic That Changed the World By July 4, 2026, the United States of America reaches a milestone achieved by relatively few nations in modern history: 250 years of continuous constitutional government born from revolution rather than monarchy. It is an anniversary that belongs not only to Americans, but to the world, because few countries have shaped the modern age as profoundly-or stirred such admiration, criticism and fascination.

As dawn breaks over the Atlantic Ocean on July 4, 2026, the first rays of sunlight sweep across the rocky coastline of Maine before moving westward over forests, farms, mountains and cities. They illuminate lobster boats leaving quiet harbours, commuters boarding trains outside Boston, fis...