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Proclamation 11039
250th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
Signed July 3, 2026, printed at 91 FR 42309. 64 words.
This marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence. The country is asked to mark the day.
What It Says
. I urge all Americans to proudly observe this day with all due ceremony to honor the glorious heritage, history, and accomplishments of our beloved Republic. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.
What a Proclamation Is
A proclamation speaks to the country rather than to the government. Most mark a day or an occasion; some carry real legal effect, and the tariff proclamations are the ones that do.
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