🇺🇸 New York City got a once-in-a-lifetime sunset, right after a severe storm swept through.
America turned 250 and New York really dressed for the occasion.
Writer: Monica
Today in 1937, a 24 hour honor guard was posted for the first time at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
It has been continuously guarded ever since.
I don’t care who you are- seeing the President of the United States escorted through North Dakota by the Rough Riders on horseback like Teddy Roosevelt back in 1883 is pretty cool 🇺🇸
History illuminated at the New York Public Library ✨📜
To celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, the façade of the New York Public Library transformed into a living canvas, illuminated with the timeless words of the Declaration of Independence. July 1-7
“There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism... Americanism is a matter of the spirit and of the soul. Our allegiance must be purely to the United States. We must unsparingly condemn any man who holds any other allegiance.” - Theodore Roosevelt
We’re celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary throughout our transit system 🇺🇸
On the subway, we've decorated trains on the 1, 6, 7, and F lines, as well as the Staten Island Railway.