USA 250 anniversary events

To mark the 250 year anniversary, a number of events are being held throughout 2026 across Edinburgh and the United States of America.

Events in Edinburgh

History of Science Joint Meeting

Date: 16 to 19 July
Location: The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland

The 2026 European Society for the History of Science/History of Science Society Joint Meeting will focus on the theme Shifting Perspectives: Plural Worlds, Contested Sciences.

Edinburgh and America Tour

Date: Any time
Location: Edinburgh, via the Curious Edinburgh app

Curious Edinburgh is on a mission to create mobile walking tours showing off Edinburgh's exceptional role in major scientific discoveries of the past five centuries across physics, geology and medicine.

Events in North America

Read the Revolution Speaker Series

Date: 3 June
Location: Museum of the American Revolution, Philadelphia

Francis D. Cogliano and Peter S. Onuf will give a lecture and discuss their new book, "Thomas Jefferson Survives: American Independence in His Time and Ours".

How did we get from the Declaration of Independence to the Constitution? educator seminar

Date: 20 to 23 July
Location: Montpelier, Orange, Virginian

This workshop, offered by Professor Frank Cogliano, considers the constitutional journey the United States undertook between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

Florida Council for History Education (FLCHE) conference

Date: 24 to 25 July
Location: Mission Resort + Club Conference Center, Howey-in-the Hills, Florida

Promote history in education as a way to appreciate the progress and awareness of past and present events through this year's theme, Innovation in History.

Book talk: Dr. Frank Cogliano

Date: 11 September
Location: Poplar Forest, Lynchburg, Virginia

Join Frank Cogliano for a discussion on his new book, Thomas Jefferson Survives: American Independence in His Time and Ours.

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