Looking Back at the Military's Role in America's 150th Birthday Celebration

View Online Looking Back at the Military's Role in America's 150th Birthday Celebration Jan. 23, 2026 | By David Vergun Since 1826, the nation has marked its 50-year milestones with semicentennial celebrations on Independence Day. This year, the United States' 250th birthday, will be its fifth semicentennial jubilee. The third such celebration took place July 4, 1926, in Philadelphia, with a second exhibition, the first being the 1876 Centennial Exposition, also in the city. The Sesquicentennial International Exposition lasted from June 1 to Nov. 30, 1926. There was a 300-acre military encampment, where visitors could see the latest weaponry. The USS Constellation, the last sail-only warship built by the Navy in 1854, was anchored in the Schuylkill River in eastern Pennsylvania, which ran through the city fairgrounds. Today, that vessel is on display in Baltimore Harbor. John Philip Sousa, the former Marine Band director, wrote sheet music for his former band to play during the exposition. Naval Air Facility Mustin Field in Philadelphia opened Sept. 17, 1926. It was named in honor of Navy Capt. Henry C. Mustin, who made the first aircraft catapult launch from a moving vessel Nov. 5, 1915, when he flew off the armored cruiser USS North Carolina in a Curtiss Model AB-2 airplane.   The airfield's opening was considered a significant event, attended by 1,500 visitors, including Assistant Navy Secretary Theodore Douglas Robinson, Army Brig. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Navy Rear Adm. William Moffett and Philadelphia Mayor W. Freeland Kendrick. During the ceremony, aircraft from the Army, Navy and Marine Corps conducted a flyover to honor Mustin. Also, the airship USS Los Angeles circled overhead.   In 1963, the airfield closed and the land was transferred to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. Across the country, former Civil War veterans from both the Union and the Confederacy held joint reunions in 1926. There were also Spanish-American War and World War I reunions, the latter then called the Great War.   Dwight F. Davis was secretary of war in 1926. The Army chief of staff was Maj. Gen. John L. Hines until Nov. 20, followed by Gen. Charles P. Summerall. The chief of naval operations was Adm. Edward W. Eberle, and Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune was the Marine Corps commandant. Among the services, the Marine Corps saw the most combat action in 1926. They assisted the Nicaraguan government during that nation's civil war, which lasted until 1927. They also protected American lives and property. Also in 1926, President Calvin Coolidge ordered the Marine Corps to guard the nation's mail system, including post offices, mail trucks and trains, after a series of violent robberies. In China, sailors and Marines protected foreign interests along the Yangtze River during civil unrest. Marines were the occupying force in Haiti from 1915 to 1934. In 1926, Marine Corps Master Sgt. Faustin Wirkus was crowned Faustin II, king of the island of La Gonave, by the natives who believed he was the reincarnation of Emperor Faustin I. He reigned for three years before the Marines reassigned him.

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This One-Day VIX Crash Just Reset the Trap — Are You Ready for the Pending Breakdown?

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"When VIX drops 4 points in 24 hours, options get dirt cheap. That protection you couldn't afford when volatility was spiking? It's now 80 cents on the dollar." Chris "CJ" Johnson, Lead Host & Senior Analyst, Monument Traders Alliance Publisher's Note: Missed CJ's conversation with Jon Najarian? Dr. J just revealed why options volume now controls 6x more stock than the NYSE trades daily - and how you can use that edge. Plus his exact 50% loss/double profit discipline. Watch the replay here. Stephen Prior, Publisher The majority of investors aren't paying attention to what just happened, and that's going to cost them. VIX crashed from 20 down to 16 in one day. Everyone's celebrating Trump's Greenland deal like the danger passed. It didn't. This relief rally just reset the trap. Earlier this week, I warned you about three signals screaming pullback. VIX hitting 20. NASDAQ momentum rolling over. Market breadth deteriorating. Those warning signs didn't disappear because of one geopolitical announcement. But now everyone's relaxed again. VIX at 16 means nobody's paying for protection anymore. The fear trade got completely unwound overnight. This is exactly what I was hoping for. Here's what nobody's talking about When VIX drops 4 points in 24 hours, options get dirt cheap. That protection you couldn't afford when volatility was spiking? It's now 80 cents on the dollar. The smart money knows this. While retail investors are celebrating, institutions are loading up on cheap puts. The technical damage I showed you is still there. Two of the Magnificent Seven sitting on their 20-month moving averages. NASDAQ 50-day rolling over for the first time in a year. Only two of the Mag 7 positive for 2026. But now when we break those critical levels, it's going to catch people with zero protection. The 610 level is still live SPONSORED White House Insider Drops Trump Bombshell Ex-CIA advisor exposes Trump’s 2026 plans—potentially a massive wealth catalyst. Every patriot should see what’s coming in May. Click now to discover the full story. My Nasdaq ETF (QQQ) warning levels haven't budged. 610 starts the real selling. 605 triggers the volatility storm that could take us down 8-18%. When I first called these levels, traders were nervous. Some had hedges on. Now? Complacency just reset completely. Break 610 with VIX at 16, and nobody's prepared for what comes next. Your Action Plan First - mark 610 on your charts. When we break it, the relief rally is over. 605 confirms we're heading into that correction I outlined. No hesitation. Second - this VIX crash is a gift. Look at the April 610 puts in QQQ for some portfolio insurance. Third - if you're sitting on big gains, especially in high-beta tech, use this bounce to set your stops. The same earnings concerns are coming in two weeks. The credit worries banks mentioned didn't vanish because of a Greenland framework. Nothing worse than riding a 15-20% decline because you thought one relief rally changed everything. The storm I warned you about is still building. The market just gave you better entry points to prepare for it. Don't waste this opportunity. You can find more of my insights on our new YouTube Channel. Click here to check it out. SPONSORED How to Turn the AI Energy Crisis into BIG Profits According to Elon Musk, the growth of AI is rising by a factor of 10 every six months. And he says this will create a major shortage of electricity. President Trump agrees. "We have to produce massive electricity that we don't have," he says. "BUT... we will be able to do it." How will Trump and Musk solve this problem? The answer might surprise you. And investors who move now into one technology could make a whole lot of money. 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Nasdaq Brings 0DTE to Big Stocks: AAPL, TSLA, NVDA, and More

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Hey, it's Don. Monday opens a new chapter in options trading. Nasdaq is bringing Monday, Wednesday, and Friday expirations to Tesla, NVIDIA, Apple, Amazon, Meta, Broadcom, Alphabet, and Microsoft. Zero DTE on individual stocks. Three times a week. Every week. This is the biggest expansion of short-term options since they launched daily expirations on SPX. Billions of dollars already flow through 0DTE options every single day. Now that firepower spreads across three weekly expirations in the biggest names on the planet. I've been doing this for over 20 years. I'm not going to lie... I'm drooling over the opportunities here. But most retail traders? They're about to get chopped up. Here's what they don't understand... Market makers price options using exact probability models. They know the odds on every trade before you click the button. When you understand those same models, you stop guessing. You start seeing what they see. That's what I'm teaching tomorrow. I just kicked off an educational series on probability-based trading that continues today.  This is the same framework I've used for two decades. And it translate today's market in ways you've never seen before. And here's how to do it for less than it would cost you to buy a cup of coffee. Our 3 Trade Micro-Challenge lets you name your own price for your first 30 days. You get my live morning sessions, real-time trade alerts, our VIP chatroom, and complete options training. The kind of education that used to cost thousands... today you can get in for less than a cup of coffee. JOIN THE 3 TRADE MICRO-CHALLENGE HERE See you in the room. —Don Helping You Become a Better Trader...it's What We Do. Experience TheoTrade® Today! Whether you are a beginning, intermediate, or active trader, you will find a treasure chest of valuable trading education resources, both free and paid, that will help take your trading to the next level. We are committed to helping you become the best trader you can be. Disclaimer: Neither TheoTrade.com  or any of its officers, directors, employees, other personnel, representatives, agents or independent contractors is, in such capacities, a licensed financial adviser, registered investment adviser, registered broker-dealer or FINRA |SIPC |NFA-member firm. TheoTrade does not provide investment or financial advice or make investment recommendations. TheoTrade is not in the business of transacting trades, nor does TheoTrade agree to direct your brokerage accounts or give trading advice tailored to your particular situation. Nothing contained in our content constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, promotion, or endorsement of any particular security, other investment product, transaction or investment.Trading Futures, Options on Futures, and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time. Past Performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. TheoTrade PO Box 24790 Christiansted, Virgin Islands 00824 1 (800) 256-8876 support@theotrade.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can Update your preferences Theotrade.com  |  Privacy Policy