An aerial view of Jefferson Memorial and Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C. that is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, an American Founding Father and the third president of the United States. The neoclassical building was designed by John Russell Pope. It was built by Philadelphia contractor John McShain. Construction began in 1939, the building was completed in 1943, and the bronze statue of Jefferson was added in 1947. (Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division)
Happy Birthday, America!
President Donald Trump today signed an executive order establishing the White House Task Force on Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday.
Trump will chair the task force, and Vice President J.D. Vance will serve as vice chair. The chair will appoint an executive director who will administer and execute the task force’s day-to-day operations.
The order also reinstated an order Trump issued in June 2020 to protect America’s monuments from vandalism. and orders issued in July 2020 to build and rebuild monuments to American heroes and to create a National Garden of American Heroes.
The assistant to the president for domestic policy will recommend to the President additional historically significant Americans for inclusion in the National Garden of American Heroes to bring the total number of heroes to 250.
Sightseers’ Delight started publishing in June 2016. The site, published by The DeFeo Groupe, collects and curates content about places where historical events large and small happened. The site builds off the legacy of The Travel Trolley, which launched in June 2009. The site aimed to be a virtual version of the trolley tours offered in so many cities.
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