{"id":86333,"date":"2026-06-26T15:28:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T15:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/this-week-on-sunday-morning-june-28-these-united-states-america-at-250\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T15:28:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T15:28:30","slug":"this-week-on-sunday-morning-june-28-these-united-states-america-at-250","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/this-week-on-sunday-morning-june-28-these-united-states-america-at-250\/","title":{"rendered":"This week on &#8220;Sunday Morning&#8221; (June 28): &#8220;These United States &#8211; America at 250&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>The Emmy Award-winning &#8220;CBS News Sunday Morning&#8221; is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET.\u00a0 &#8220;Sunday Morning&#8221; also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live\/\" data-vanity-rewritten=\"true\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">streams on the CBS News app<\/a>\u00a0beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/mobile\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Download it here<\/a>.)\u00a0<\/em> <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong><em>Jane Pauley hosts a special program celebrating our nation&#8217;s semiquincentennial: &#8220;These United States &#8211; America at 250.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-video embed--type-content_video is-video embed--float-left embed--size-medium\"><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n                              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/sunday-morning-essential-american-songs-last-250-years\/\" class=\"embed__headline-link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__icon\"><br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n              <use xlink:href=\"#icon-video\"\/>\n            <\/svg><br \/>\n          <\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__headline\">Essential American songs of the last 250 years<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__video-duration\">31:08<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MUSIC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/projects\/2026\/sunmo-american-songbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">The &#8220;Sunday Morning&#8221; Essential American Songbook<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/sunday-morning-essential-american-songs-last-250-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Watch Video<\/a><br \/><\/strong>What are the essential American songs? Ahead of the nation&#8217;s 250th birthday, we asked that question to &#8220;Sunday Morning&#8221;&#8216;s familiar faces, from performers to artists and writers to community leaders to nominate songs by American artists. The results: 250 songs that span eras and genres. Check out our Spotify list of their choices, and read an essay by Bill Flanagan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>COVER STORY: The Founding Fathers: Why their radical beliefs continue to shape America<br \/><\/strong>The men who signed the Declaration of Independence were flawed, but what they did in the summer of 1776 changed the world forever. Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with experts about how 18th century colonists such as Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams defied a king and proposed a government of the people, and how their fight for equality continues today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more info: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/danielleallen.scholars.harvard.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Danielle Allen, director, Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwnorton.com\/books\/Our-Declaration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality&#8221;<\/a> by Danielle S. Allen (Liveright), in Trade Paperback, eBook and Audio formats, available via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Our-Declaration-Reading-Independence-Equality\/dp\/1631490443?tag=cbs-news-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/our-declaration-danielle-allen\/1116819839\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/our-declaration-a-reading-of-the-declaration-of-independence-in-defense-of-equality-danielle-allen\/46567ac42a9d0fa6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bookshop.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hamilton.ufl.edu\/people\/allen-c-guelzo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allen C. Guelzo, professor of humanities, University of Florida<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Audio: <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.thegreatcourses.com\/americas-founding-fathers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;The Great Courses: America&#8217;s Founding Fathers&#8221;<\/a> by Allen C. Guelzo (The Great Courses)<\/li>\n<li>Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carpentershall.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carpenters Hall<\/a>, Philadelphia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>U.S.: Historic Route 66: Americana on the go<br \/><\/strong>Route 66, the &#8220;Mother Road&#8221; stretching from Chicago to Los Angeles, was also a place for drivers to &#8220;get their kicks.&#8221; Though long bypassed by interstates, the historic highway, home of scenic vistas and roadside curiosities, continues to attract travelers searching for an America of yesterday. Correspondent Lee Cowan takes a drive along Route 66, which is now marking its centennial.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more info<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/route66centennial.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Route 66 Centennial<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/orgs\/1453\/rosi.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program (National Park Service Guide)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/national66.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Historic Route 66 Federation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.route66roadtrip.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Route 66 Road Trip Planner<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/books\/9781250429117\/route66100thanniversaryedition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Route 66: The Mother Road &#8211; 100th Anniversary Edition&#8221;<\/a> by Michael Wallis (St. Martin&#8217;s Griffin), in Trade Paperback format, available August 25 via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Route-66-100th-Anniversary-Mother\/dp\/1250429110?tag=cbs-news-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/route-66-100th-anniversary-edition-michael-wallis\/1148028593\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/route-66-100th-anniversary-edition-the-mother-road-michael-wallis\/ac6be9bbb8a60eb4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bookshop.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michaelwallis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">michaelwallis.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MidpointCafe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Midpoint Caf\u00e9<\/a>, Adrian, Texas (Facebook)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.route66roadtrip.com\/cadillac-ranch-route-66-amarillo-texas.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cadillac Ranch<\/a>, Amarillo, Texas<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/buckatomson66.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buck Atom&#8217;s Cosmic Curios<\/a>, Tulsa, Okla. <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blueswallowmotel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue Swallow Motel<\/a>, Tucumcari, New Mexico<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.route66giftshop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angel &amp; Vilma Delgadillo&#8217;s Original Route 66 Gift Shop<\/a>, Seligman, Ariz. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-video embed--type-content_video is-video embed--float-left embed--size-medium\"><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n                              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/from-1991-bill-geist-travels-route-66-the-main-street-of-america\/\" class=\"embed__headline-link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__icon\"><br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n              <use xlink:href=\"#icon-video\"\/>\n            <\/svg><br \/>\n          <\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__headline\">From 1991: Bill Geist travels Route 66, the &#8220;Main Street of America&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__video-duration\">09:24<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/from-1991-bill-geist-travels-route-66-the-main-street-of-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Bill Geist travels Route 66, the &#8220;Main Street of America&#8221; (Video)<\/a><br \/><\/strong>Bill Geist gets his kicks on a stretch of the historic Route 66 in New Mexico, riding along with Tom Snyder, author of &#8220;The Route 66 Traveler&#8217;s Guide and Roadside Companion,&#8221; and talks with Tom LaMance, proprietor of Swap Meet 66 in Prewitt, N.M., in a story originally broadcast on &#8220;Sunday Morning&#8221; July 28, 1991.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>MUSIC: The &#8220;Sunday Morning&#8221; Essential American Songbook: Defining America through its music<br \/><\/strong>As our nation celebrates its 250th birthday, &#8220;Sunday Morning&#8221; asked some notable Americans to name their favorite songs by American artists. The result: A diverse list of 250 songs, from all musical genres, that reflects a beautiful representation of America itself. Correspondent Tracy Smith reports.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more info: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>MUSIC: James Taylor sings &#8220;Moon River&#8221;<br \/><\/strong>Six-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter James Taylor, whose choices of essential American songs include the 1961 hit &#8220;Moon River,&#8221; performs Henry Mancini&#8217;s tender song of heartbreak for &#8220;Sunday Morning&#8221; viewers. [Check out the complete &#8220;Sunday Morning&#8221; Essential American Songbook at cbsnews.com\/songbook.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more info: <\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/26\/1db92fc5-d0d3-48ef-b0bf-38746d35423a\/thumbnail\/620x349\/3bd89e44327c466cea2d9f29cd6975b6\/governors-island.jpg#\" alt=\"governors-island.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/26\/1db92fc5-d0d3-48ef-b0bf-38746d35423a\/thumbnail\/620x349\/3bd89e44327c466cea2d9f29cd6975b6\/governors-island.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/26\/1db92fc5-d0d3-48ef-b0bf-38746d35423a\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/e43c88cc22c1484f03a91535b6d4993c\/governors-island.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Take a ferry ride to Governors Island in New York Harbor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>U.S.: Governors Island: An oasis in New York Harbor<br \/><\/strong>One of New York City&#8217;s most unique public spaces is a 172-acre island off the tip of Manhattan. Jane Pauley offers a tour of Governors Island, celebrated for its parks, cultural events, and sweeping harbor views.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more info: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>FOOD: Only in America: The rise of Viet-Cajun cuisine<br \/><\/strong>Trong Nguyen came from Vietnam as a teenager in the 1980s, and discovered that the clean bright flavors of Vietnamese food he grew up with paired perfectly with, of all things, the earthy, smoky spice of Cajun cuisine. Since then, Nguyen&#8217;s Houston restaurant, Crawfish &amp; Noodles, has been a leading proponent of Viet-Cajun fusion cuisine. Luke Burbank reports on how the American melting pot has become a cauldron of international flavors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more info: <\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/26\/15584e5a-284f-4c0f-917d-9d9fbd00e66e\/thumbnail\/620x349\/d3ce11e486bef7e0819223ac438c188d\/union-pacific-4014-a.jpg#\" alt=\"union-pacific-4014-a.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/26\/15584e5a-284f-4c0f-917d-9d9fbd00e66e\/thumbnail\/620x349\/d3ce11e486bef7e0819223ac438c188d\/union-pacific-4014-a.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/26\/15584e5a-284f-4c0f-917d-9d9fbd00e66e\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/b7626a724285e6e59b4c3bdddec4d1da\/union-pacific-4014-a.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The famed Union Pacific engine &#8220;Big Boy No. 4014&#8221; is the world&#8217;s largest operating steam locomotive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>HISTORY: How trains drove American history<br \/><\/strong>The transcontinental railroad changed just about everything in America: transportation, communications, commerce, cities, politics, even our perception of time. Correspondent David Pogue visits Steamtown National Historic Site, in Scranton, Pa., home to Big Boy, the biggest functioning steam train in the world, to learn how trains helped define an expansive America.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more info: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/stea\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steamtown National Historic Site<\/a>, Scranton, Pa. (National Park Service)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.up.com\/about-us\/history\/steam\/schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014&#8217;s 10-state tour<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwnorton.com\/books\/9780393342376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America&#8221;<\/a> by Richard White (W.W. Norton &amp; Company), In Trade Paperback, eBook and Audio formats, available via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Railroaded-Transcontinentals-Making-Modern-America\/dp\/0393342379?tag=cbs-news-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/railroaded-richard-white\/1100169151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/railroaded-the-transcontinentals-and-the-making-of-modern-america-richard-white\/7ff9f62238d429c6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bookshop.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/history.stanford.edu\/people\/richard-white\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard White, professor of History, Stanford University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/306461\/1873-by-liaquat-ahamed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World&#8221;<\/a> by Liaquat Ahamed (Penguin Press), In Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1594204179?tag=cbs-news-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/1873-liaquat-ahamed\/1148177827\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/1873-the-rothschilds-the-first-great-depression-and-the-making-of-the-modern-world-liaquat-ahamed\/bedb61cf185c4554\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bookshop.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/26\/9ca476f5-25d2-4314-96cc-246ca2217729\/thumbnail\/620x928\/8bb6470e9c6621fb697a3883b081bd61\/era-getty-515354730.jpg#\" alt=\"Women's Liberation Demonstration at Statue of Liberty \" height=\"928\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/26\/9ca476f5-25d2-4314-96cc-246ca2217729\/thumbnail\/620x928\/8bb6470e9c6621fb697a3883b081bd61\/era-getty-515354730.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/26\/9ca476f5-25d2-4314-96cc-246ca2217729\/thumbnail\/1240x1856\/e94ae3e5a40936ae0cf9c5eb25832ea6\/era-getty-515354730.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Women rally at the Statue of Liberty in support of the Equal Rights Amendment, August 10, 1970.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Bettmann Archive\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>HISTORY: The Equal Rights Amendment: A promise unfulfilled<br \/><\/strong>An Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution \u2013 guaranteeing rights to all Americans regardless of sex \u2013 was first proposed to Congress in 1923. More than a century later, it still has not become a formal part of our nation&#8217;s bedrock of laws. Correspondent Martha Teichner looks at the long road of the ERA, and talks with three generations of women for whom equal rights under the Constitution remains an unfulfilled goal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more info: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>MUSIC: Sara Bareilles sings &#8220;(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman&#8221;<br \/><\/strong>Two-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, whose choices of essential American songs include Aretha Franklin&#8217;s rendition of &#8220;(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,&#8221; performs the Gerry Goffin-Carole King-Jerry Wexler classic for &#8220;Sunday Morning&#8221; viewers. [Check out the complete &#8220;Sunday Morning&#8221; Essential American Songbook at cbsnews.com\/songbook.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more info: <\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/26\/f5a6abdf-3dfa-40ce-bfa4-dfb949321e44\/thumbnail\/620x349\/bb563cf4d6c24b38545764906ed17a0d\/faith-salie-fireworks.jpg#\" alt=\"faith-salie-fireworks.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/26\/f5a6abdf-3dfa-40ce-bfa4-dfb949321e44\/thumbnail\/620x349\/bb563cf4d6c24b38545764906ed17a0d\/faith-salie-fireworks.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/26\/f5a6abdf-3dfa-40ce-bfa4-dfb949321e44\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/4043faf9630eedf74503fc85047575c9\/faith-salie-fireworks.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">With the aid of pyrotechnian Mike Fox, correspondent Faith Salie sets off fireworks. Who doesn&#8217;t love this job?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>SPECTACLE: Celebrating Fourth of July fireworks<br \/><\/strong>Fireworks were invented in China, and perfected in Italy. But it was immigrants that brought their pyrotechnical secrets to America, creating a Fourth of July tradition: ever-grander fireworks displays. Correspondent Faith Salie visits the New Castle, Pa., fireworks company Pyrotechnico, which will be creating a world-record-worthy Independence Day celebration in Washington, D.C. this July 4th.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more info: <\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/26\/7312eecf-b658-42f8-8e8c-191f7faee6a5\/thumbnail\/620x349\/bdb297886ec60570659632cfeb7fa858\/larry-davis-susie-essman-declaration-of-independence.jpg#\" alt=\"larry-davis-susie-essman-declaration-of-independence.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/26\/7312eecf-b658-42f8-8e8c-191f7faee6a5\/thumbnail\/620x349\/bdb297886ec60570659632cfeb7fa858\/larry-davis-susie-essman-declaration-of-independence.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/26\/7312eecf-b658-42f8-8e8c-191f7faee6a5\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/ae07bccf90690e3ca25e08e805403ab3\/larry-davis-susie-essman-declaration-of-independence.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Larry David shows Susie Essman a version of the Declaration of Independence with clauses that didn&#8217;t quite make it, such as, &#8220;After January 7th, it is illegal to wish anyone a &#8216;Happy New Year!'&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>TV: Larry David on &#8220;Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness&#8221;<br \/><\/strong>Larry David brings his own comic perspective to America&#8217;s storied history in the new HBO sketch comedy series, &#8220;Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness.&#8221; He talks with Susie Essman about finally making use of his history major from college, and how he took comments from one of the show&#8217;s producers, former President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>To watch a trailer for &#8220;Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness,&#8221; click on the video player below:<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-youtube-video embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-video\">\n<p>\n    <iframe class=\"embed__content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Sp7P5JmKvLI?autoplay=0&amp;rel=1&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com&amp;playsinline=1\" height=\"113\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" title=\"Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness | Official Trailer | HBO Max\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n  <\/p><figcaption>\n    <span class=\"embed__caption\"><br \/>\n      <cite><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Sp7P5JmKvLI\" rel=\"noopener\">Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness | Official Trailer | HBO Max<\/a><\/cite> by<br \/>\n      <cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@hbomax\" rel=\"noopener\">HBO Max<\/a><\/cite> on<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><br \/>\n    <\/span><br \/>\n  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>For more info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>HISTORY: Photography and the secret of Frederick Douglass&#8217; power<br \/><\/strong>Frederick Douglass, who was born into slavery and became an influential orator, writer and intellectual, was the most photographed person in America in the 19th century. Nancy Giles explores how Douglass used the early photographic medium to promote the cause of abolition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.edu\/about\/bios\/lonnie-g-bunch-III\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/english.fas.harvard.edu\/people\/john-stauffer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Stauffer, professor of English, Harvard University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwnorton.com\/books\/9780871404688\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Picturing Frederick Douglass: An Illustrated Biography of the Nineteenth Century&#8217;s Most Photographed American&#8221;<\/a> by John Stauffer, Zoe Trodd and Celeste-Marie Bernier (Liveright), in Hardcover, Trade Paperback and eBook formats, available via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Picturing-Frederick-Douglass-Illustrated-Photographed\/dp\/1631494295?tag=cbs-news-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/picturing-frederick-douglass-celeste-marie-bernier\/1126570824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/picturing-frederick-douglass-an-illustrated-biography-of-the-nineteenth-century-s-most-photographed-american-professor-celeste-marie-bernier\/0bfd4976d2e2a946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bookshop.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/npg.si.edu\/exhibition\/one-life-frederick_douglass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;One Life: Frederick Douglas,&#8221;<\/a> at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. (exhibition closed)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Museum of African American History and Culture<\/a>, Washington, D.C.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>MUSIC: Jon Batiste sings &#8220;Georgia On My Mind&#8221;<br \/><\/strong>Eight-time Grammy- and Oscar-winning musician-composer Jon Batiste, whose choices of essential American songs include Ray Charles&#8217; rendition of &#8220;Georgia On My Mind,&#8221; performs the Hoagy Carmichael-Stuart Gorrell standard for &#8220;Sunday Morning&#8221; viewers. [Check out the complete &#8220;Sunday Morning&#8221; Essential American Songbook at cbsnews.com\/songbook.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more info: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>GALLERY: American Panorama\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>COMMENTARY: Doug Brinkley on America at 250: History tells us hoping for unity is not futile<br \/><\/strong>In these fiercely-polarized times, the presidential historian reminds us that Americans&#8217; freedom has been tested \u2013 and has survived \u2013 much worse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more info: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>NATURE: Eagles<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>WEB EXCLUSIVES:<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-youtube-video embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-video\">\n<p>\n    <iframe class=\"embed__content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ZPHQeC7Z9aQ?autoplay=0&amp;rel=1&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com&amp;playsinline=1\" height=\"113\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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