TOPSHOT - The Statue of Liberty is illuminated during the special event "Liberty Lights" to celebrate the 250th anniversary of US independence on Liberty Island in New York City, on July 1, 2026. Techno music and lasers brought the Statue of Liberty to life as a light show at the iconic monument will be broadcast on July 3, 2026, to mark the United States' 250th anniversary. The 15-minute spectacle will be shown on the ABC network as an initiative of France, which gifted the monument to the United States in 1886 in celebration of American independence. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images)