{"id":3630,"date":"2026-07-02T05:01:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T12:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/?page_id=3630"},"modified":"2026-07-08T08:27:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:27:53","slug":"america250","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/topics\/america250\/","title":{"rendered":"America 250"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-brown-black-color has-soft-linen-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color microsoft-breakpoint-id-1hpmougvc wp-elements-39760dc734216490e8894b1a463bf227 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52a2d64f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"1hpmougvc\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-warm-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-37f5e1ec7a3bfdff080f366599c59917\" 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data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-warm-white-color has-soft-linen-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color microsoft-breakpoint-id-n4d5115f8 wp-elements-44fad1155b342fef7e6d531acc963582 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8939a2ab wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-xl-fluid);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl-fluid)\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"n4d5115f8\"><div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group has-brown-black-color has-text-color has-link-color microsoft-breakpoint-id-zqtm17n37 wp-elements-48e085fac27db3e961c9ea36310c7fbf has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c10be157 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"zqtm17n37\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-body-2-xl-plus-fluid-font-size\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--brown-black);border-top-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--sm)\">A story of American innovation<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-columns has-brown-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-body-large-fluid-font-size microsoft-breakpoint-id-lzxihc30w wp-elements-d1cc9b24b55d4e36bd604ffe44fbd9ab has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0794605c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"lzxihc30w\"><div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-fa708j496 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"fa708j496\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft is just one beneficiary of 250 years of American history and the choices made by past generations. As an American company, we believe we have a responsibility to understand where we have been, learn from it, and help make real for others the opportunities created for us.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As America enters its 251st year, we face another inflection point shaped by rapid technological change. That is why we created this series. Throughout July, we will reflect on moments in American history when people faced uncertainty and made choices that set in motion consequences they could not fully see. Some decisions advanced the country. Others revealed how much work remained. Together, they remind us that history is not inevitable; it is made by people, in moments, through choices.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our goal is not simply to celebrate that history, but to learn and connect the past to the questions we face today. Because one of the best ways to honor 250 years of American history is to think seriously about what we will do next.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-brown-black-color has-soft-linen-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color microsoft-breakpoint-id-jqzvqcsfq wp-elements-9e2210bff616c57cec5d1402d85a1a7b has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f94310b7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl-fluid);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl-fluid)\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"jqzvqcsfq\"><div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-brown-black-color has-text-color has-link-color microsoft-breakpoint-id-zqtm17n37 wp-elements-34eb5715a4043927918aeae06b5ff608 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"zqtm17n37\"><h2 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wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"5sy05k8tq\"><div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-gb3st1pbe is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"gb3st1pbe\"><p class=\"has-white-color has-deep-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-body-xs-font-size wp-elements-dba9ca35e49d2448bd853c95acbe438f wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-xs);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xs);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-xs);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xs);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase\">Episode 2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-body-2-xl-fluid-font-size\">Old State House, Boston<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-body-large-fluid-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Freedom is built on the protection of privacy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group alignwide microsoft-breakpoint-id-17w44nu8r is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fbc4588e wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--brown-black);border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl-fluid);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl-fluid)\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"17w44nu8r\"><div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-3lpqczgz6 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ded23ff6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"3lpqczgz6\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DET_3D-Still-2-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The front grille of a Ford Model T car.\" class=\"wp-image-3651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DET_3D-Still-2-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DET_3D-Still-2-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DET_3D-Still-2-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DET_3D-Still-2-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DET_3D-Still-2-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-6wsv3sw89 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-96565de1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"6wsv3sw89\"><div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-66ip9kixp is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b5f8871a wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"66ip9kixp\"><div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-5sy05k8tq has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-442b6e00 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"5sy05k8tq\"><div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-gb3st1pbe is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"gb3st1pbe\"><p class=\"has-white-color has-deep-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-body-xs-font-size wp-elements-5ff1311ad94965ed6c4562742dd6b098 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-xs);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xs);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-xs);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xs);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase\">Coming July 10<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-body-2-xl-fluid-font-size\">Episode 3: Ford Piquette Plant, Detroit<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-body-large-fluid-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The public always decides how technology is used<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group alignwide microsoft-breakpoint-id-17w44nu8r is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fbc4588e wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--brown-black);border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl-fluid);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl-fluid)\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"17w44nu8r\"><div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-3lpqczgz6 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ded23ff6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"3lpqczgz6\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CIN-3D-Still-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CIN-3D-Still-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CIN-3D-Still-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CIN-3D-Still-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CIN-3D-Still-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CIN-3D-Still-2-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-6wsv3sw89 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-96565de1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"6wsv3sw89\"><div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-66ip9kixp is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b5f8871a wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"66ip9kixp\"><div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-5sy05k8tq has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-442b6e00 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"5sy05k8tq\"><div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-gb3st1pbe is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"gb3st1pbe\"><p class=\"has-white-color has-deep-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-body-xs-font-size wp-elements-ef67cbbe997b03aebad383b932642afb wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-xs);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xs);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-xs);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xs);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase\">Coming July 13<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-body-2-xl-fluid-font-size\">Episode 4: Ohio River, Cincinnati<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-body-large-fluid-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Nonprofits empower a nation of problem solvers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group alignwide microsoft-breakpoint-id-17w44nu8r is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fbc4588e wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--brown-black);border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl-fluid);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl-fluid)\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"17w44nu8r\"><div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-3lpqczgz6 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ded23ff6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"3lpqczgz6\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"A close up of the stars of the American flag\" class=\"wp-image-3650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-2.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-6wsv3sw89 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-96565de1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"6wsv3sw89\"><div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-66ip9kixp is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b5f8871a wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"66ip9kixp\"><div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-5sy05k8tq has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-442b6e00 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"5sy05k8tq\"><div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-gb3st1pbe is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"gb3st1pbe\"><p class=\"has-white-color has-deep-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-body-xs-font-size wp-elements-e96744d8529a6695ea939761bc4ddbaa wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-xs);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xs);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-xs);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xs);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase\">Coming july 15<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-body-2-xl-fluid-font-size\">Episode 5: Great Falls Canal, Maryland\/DC<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-body-large-fluid-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Nations don&rsquo;t rise on ideas alone. They rise on what gets built.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group alignwide microsoft-breakpoint-id-17w44nu8r is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8d2280a0 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl-fluid);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--lg)\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"17w44nu8r\"><div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-3lpqczgz6 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ded23ff6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"3lpqczgz6\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"A close up of the stars of the American flag\" class=\"wp-image-3650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-2.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-6wsv3sw89 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-96565de1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"6wsv3sw89\"><div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-66ip9kixp is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b5f8871a wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"66ip9kixp\"><div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-5sy05k8tq has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-442b6e00 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"5sy05k8tq\"><div data-bi-ct=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-group microsoft-breakpoint-id-gb3st1pbe is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" data-microsoft-breakpoint-id=\"gb3st1pbe\"><p class=\"has-white-color has-deep-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-body-xs-font-size wp-elements-155bf2cbd336329d03a28fb371520099 wp-block-paragraph\" 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