America's 250th

The 4th of July, 2026, is the 250th anniversary of the United States of America's founding. Because of this momentous occasion, New York City held a historic combination between an aerial fly over starting with the US Air Force's famous Thunderbirds as Sail4th Fleet Week paraded the largest tall ships in the world below.

This event started just south of the Verrazzanno Bridge and proceeded through New York Harbor, up the Hudson River, to the George Washington Bridge.