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America at 250: 10 Events That Shaped a Superpower

President Abraham Lincoln, wearing top hat, meets with Union Army Gen. George B. McClellan, facing Lincoln, and McClellan's staff at Antietam, Md., in 1862 during the Civil War. (Alexander Gardner/AP)

By    |   Tuesday, 06 January 2026 09:00 AM EST

America was replete with significant historical events during its first 250 years as it grew from a land looked down upon by its British overlords to the world's most powerful nation.

As part of Newsmax's coverage of the country's semiquincentennial, here's a look at 10 of the consequential events that formed what would become the most powerful, innovative, and freedom-loving place the world has ever known.

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America was replete with significant historical events during its first 250 years as it grew from a land looked down upon by its British overlords to the world's most powerful nation.
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