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155 shell bodies sit on a pallet at General Dynamics ready to be shipped on August 20, 2025, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. (Getty Images)
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Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin writing the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Fireworks celebrating America's 250th over Washington, DC, on July 5, 2026, in Arlington, VA. (Getty Images)
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People deploy a large US flag near the US Capitol as part of the “Salute to America” Independence Day celebration on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on July 4, 2026. (Getty Images)
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers a speech to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States of America at City Hall on July 3, 2026, in New York City. (Getty Images)
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A US Marine Corps assault amphibious vehicle in Babadag Training Area, Romania, June 15, 2026. (US Marine Corps)
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Iranians walk past an anti-US mural on a street in Tehran, on January 6, 2026. (Getty Images)
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An American flag is waved at the FIFA Fan Zone on the National Mall on July 1, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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The flag of the United States of America flies over Liberty Street in downtown Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on June 16, 2026. (Getty Images)
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