At the heart of the historic Old Salem, in what is now Winston-Salem, North Carolina, lies a plaque commemorating the first official Independence Day celebration in the United States that occurred on July 4th, 1783. The plaque was placed on July 4th, 1966, the 200th anniversary of the city of Winston-Salem.
July 2, 2019
Freetown, Sierra Leone
An Asante king spent four years in exile in a house on this very spot.
Galveston, Texas
The statue, located at a mansion-turned-emancipation museum, honors Galveston’s history as the birthplace of Juneteenth.
Thorpdale, Australia
The massive mountain ash that once stood at this site was cut down in an effort to prove that it was, indeed, the tallest of its kind.
San Diego, California
In September 1974, a small group of athletes completed the first modern triathlon event in San Diego's Mission Bay.
Ceres, Scotland
A stone memorial marking the location where Scotland's first aeronautical flight landed.
Warsaw, Poland
These plaques found across Warsaw commemorate the sites where executions or battles took place during the German occupation.
Lund, Sweden
The indecision over what to place in this square was immortalized with a plaque.
Maldon, England
Known as the "Fat Man of Maldon," Bright was a larger-than-life figure.
