The U.S. Bicentennial was a massive celebratory affair across the nation under President Gerald Ford's leadership Kyler Alvord leads PEOPLE's politics coverage as a Senior News Editor for the brand.

“USA250: The Story of the World’s Greatest Economy” is a yearlong WSJ series examining America’s first 250 years. Read more about it from Editor in Chief Emma Tucker. In 1976, when America’s last big ...

Iryna Moskaeva and her children jumped out of their beds and started running after an explosion rocked their Kyiv apartment early on Thursday, one of many residential buildings hit during a massive ...

What have the cast of ‘Alien’ been doing since the Nostromo first encountered the Xenomorph? Sigourney Weaver played Ellen Ripley, the warrant officer who becomes humanity’s last hope against the ...

Released in 1979, ‘Alien’ redefined sci-fi horror and introduced audiences to one of cinema’s greatest action heroes. The film became an instant classic, and its cast went on to enjoy long and varied ...

America’s 250th birthday is right around the corner — a celebration the country has excitedly been preparing for all year. The last time the U.S. was this excited for a 4th of July celebration was ...

A famous and frequently bootlegged 1976 Kiss concert is finally getting an official release. Kiss Destroys Anaheim '76 documents a massive stadium show that found the band performing in front of ...

Fifty years ago, New Jersey celebrated the United States bicentennial with dozens of parades, historical reenactments and festivals to mark the nation’s 200th anniversary. Thousands of residents ...

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, we review the nation's last big birthday celebration, 50 years ago: the Bicentennial. The nation's 250th anniversary is just days away. And I ...

As a once-in-a-lifetime event, the nation’s bicentennial 50 years ago left an indelible memory for many older New Jerseyans. As a twice-in-a-lifetime event, though, the semiquincentennial is striking ...