"TONIGHT: The Illumination of America on the Washington Monument kicks off the celebration of America's 250th birthday year 🇺🇸"
"the world's tallest birthday candle in honor of our Nation's 250th birthday."
"This Washington Monument illumination is the opening signature moment of a year-long series of marquee national events celebrating the triumph of the American spirit."
An illumination of the Washington Monument marked the start of America's 250th birthday year with imagery including the Moon landing. Freedom 250 described the display as the world's tallest birthday candle and said it is designed as an immersive, luminous canvas narrating national discovery, expansion, independence, and future vision. The illumination serves as the opening signature moment of a year-long series of marquee national events. Planned celebrations place President Trump prominently, including a proposed White House UFC fight on June 14, connections to the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Olympics, a relit Times Square ball on July Fourth, a National Garden of American Heroes, and a Triumphal Arch expected to begin construction soon.
Read at Axios
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