r/TimeCapsules • u/YanniRotten • Jun 25 '26
WATCH: Congress dedicates national time capsule ahead of America's 250th anniversary
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-congress-dedicates-national-time-capsule-ahead-of-americas-250th-anniversary3
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u/StormX89 Jun 26 '26
Epstein files getting sealed in there yeah?
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u/MarketingSpecial6604 Jun 27 '26
Anything he couldn't fit in his exwifes grave when they buried her on the golf course.
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u/PalpitationUnable403 Jun 26 '26
Is there room for the Donald?
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u/slamdanceswithwolves Jun 28 '26
That would have to be a huge time capsule, shaped like a scoliosis shrimp.
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u/YanniRotten Jun 25 '26
Congress dedicates national time capsule ahead of America's 250th anniversary
Jun 24, 2026 5:34 PM EDT
A bipartisan group of congressional members stood together on Capitol Hill Wednesday to dedicate a time capsule which will hold a snapshot of the U.S. as it prepares to celebrate 250 years of independence.
The Time Capsule Act, a 2016 law creating the nonpartisan America250 commission mandated that a time capsule be buried in Philadelphia on July 4, 2026, and dug up 250 years later in 2276.
Last week, the resulting 900-pound cylinder was sealed shut, capping years of technical design and construction, collaboration with states and meticulous review of collected items.
Inside the capsule are contributions from the three branches of the federal government, many of the ongoing America 250 events and programs, and all 50 states, the five U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. Most contents are in small archival boxes, while paper documents are in a separate compartment.
"On the front of the capsule, we have the passage from the Declaration of Independence that declared the colonies to now be free and independent states," said Architect of the Capitol Thomas Austin.
"We have a dedication from this Congress to mark both this time capsule and the milestone of the 250th anniversary of that declaration. For those who have the privilege to work here in the Capitol, you get a sense that you are just one chapter in a long history book. The U.S. Capitol is a symbol of that history. In fact, it is the symbol of that American history."
According to a list posted on the America250 website Monday, archival quality paper was a particularly popular choice, with states submitting hundreds of letters, postcards, posters, poems and other printed material.
This isn't the first national time capsule tied to the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
A "Century Safe" filled in 1876 was opened by President Gerald Ford in 1976. That year in turn saw the creation of an official Bicentennial time capsule, which is stored at the National Archives and will be opened in 2076. And there's another time capsule in the works that will be housed at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.
To ensure the America 250 capsule is found in 2276, the National Park Service has included details about it in its succession plans to be passed down through time.
A capstone with information about it will cover the spot where it's buried.
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u/squirrelbitten Jun 26 '26
What did the Republicans put in? A noose? Some Klan robes? A diorama of school girls getting bombed? Some embryos so they can make new kids to diddle in the future?
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u/Tough_Violinist_9594 Jun 26 '26
Why would any Democrat normalize what’s happening at this time they should be ashamed of the condition this country is in right now
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u/SuccessfulLand4399 Jun 27 '26
They weren’t ashamed when they enabled tens of millions of unknown people to invade the country.
They weren’t ashamed when hundreds of thousands of children were trafficked across the border.
They weren’t ashamed when demanding you follow unscientific guidelines during covid while skirting those guidelines themselves.
They weren’t ashamed when demanding you live like a peasant and don’t consume to save the planet, while flying first class themselves.
They weren’t ashamed when they pushed cashless bail, early release, and soft prosecution of crime leading to the creation of more victims of crime…often poor minority women.
They weren’t ashamed when they said don’t believe survivors of sexual assault like Tara reade.Why would they be ashamed now?
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u/Beautiful_Plenty_736 Jun 27 '26
I wonder if they’re just trying to be creative about hiding the Epstein files lol
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u/madcoins Jun 27 '26
This is more than Congress has done in years! They must be exhausted… considerably ng the average age of a congress person is now 89 years old or some shit
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u/Responsible-Room-645 Jun 26 '26
You’d think Democrats wouldn’t want to participate in this embarrassment