White House announces Washington Monument illumination to kick off America's 250th celebration
Source: ABC News
December 31, 2025, 10:46 PM
President Donald Trump's plans for wide-scale celebrations to commemorate the nation's 250th birthday begin on New Year's Eve with illumination of the Washington Monument on the National Mall, the White House announced Wednesday.
"TONIGHT: The Illumination of America on the Washington Monument kicks off the celebration of America’s 250th birthday year 🇺🇸" an official White House X account posted.
Testing of the Freedom 250 projections lights up the Washington Monument in Washington D.C., on Dec. 30, 2025.
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The monument lighting will continue for five nights, as a "projection-mapping spectacle will illuminate the Monument, creating an immersive, luminous canvas that narrates our Nation’s discovery, expansion, independence, and vision for the future," according to Freedom 250, the organization tasked with organizing the nation's birthday celebrations. "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."
The monument lighting will continue for five nights, as a "projection-mapping spectacle will illuminate the Monument, creating an immersive, luminous canvas that narrates our Nation’s discovery, expansion, independence, and vision for the future," according to Freedom 250, the organization tasked with organizing the nation's birthday celebrations. "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."
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we are doing it up.
People forget that there was no "Washington D.C." in 1776.
I remember the Bicentennial in 1976 here (Philly got a visit from Queen Elizabeth too), and a number of changes had been made to the whole Independence Hall area to create "Independence Mall" just for that event, and that has since been significantly improved upon over the past 50 years.
The Liberty Bell was moved out of Independence Hall on Jan. 1, 1976 after midnight (in the sleet...lol) and into it's own plexiglass enclosure so more people could "see" it,
1976 - 1990s
It has since been moved into it's on building (Liberty Bell Center).
Current
(I forgot that Ford was President
but it was also an election year where Carter eventually won)Lots of stuff planned for the entire year (plus some FIFA matches and the MLB/baseball All-Star game will be here). I hope 45 just stays away. He has shat all over this country. 