Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander, right, arrives with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for an election night watch party Tuesday in New York. (Ryan Murphy / AP Photo) In just over a week, America will celebrate its 250th anniversary on July Fourth. A casual observer from any other country or planet would have to assume it must be one of the greatest occasions for celebration by any civilization given the enormous individual and national success for the people of America since 1776.