42 visitusa.org.uk ANNIVERSARIES STATUESQUE SYMBOLS WITH BIRTHDAYS The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour has been a National Monument since October 15, 1924. And March 3, 2025, sees the centenary of when Mount Rushmore, in South Dakota’s Black Hills, became a National Memorial. Completed in 1941, it features the carved granite heads of four U.S. presidents. 250 YEARS OF AMERICA July 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of America, the American Revolution seeds being sown by the Boston Tea Party almost three years earlier. Various commemorative events will take place in 2024, 2025 and 2026 (revolution250.org). ROUTE 66 AND ALL THAT America’s 'Mother Road', dubbed Route 66, turns 100 in late 2026. From Chicago the road runs almost 2,500 miles, crossing eight states and ending on Santa Monica Pier, California. States and destinations along the route are already in full celebration mode, notably in Oklahoma, which hosts 400 miles of the road. ENJOY A RUM DO IN NEW YORK Toast the 90th anniversary of the ending of Prohibition (December 1933) in New York State, one of the best places to follow in bootleggers’ footsteps. Visit former speakeasies and explore sites where rum-running took place. New York City alone was estimated to have had up to 100,000 speakeasy clubs. NIGHT AND DAY APPEAL Thirteen states will witness the "Great American Eclipse" on April 8, 2024. The solar eclipse will begin its U.S. journey in Texas, where the longest duration of totality will occur, before tracing a 115-milewide arc to Maine. Cities in the path include Fredericksburg, Dallas, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester and Burlington. DATES FOR THE DIARY PETER ELLEGARD iSTOCKPHOTO.COM/KEITH LANCE iSTOCK.COM/LEOPATRIZI
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