What Americans see as the country’s greatest achievements

Thursday, June 25, 2026

The NBC News poll asked American adults which historical event they thought was the country's biggest accomplishment in its 250 years.

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... The abolition of slavery.

The expansion of civil rights and voting rights.

Victory in World War II.

Landing people on the moon.

As America nears its 250th anniversary, those are among the events its people call the greatest accomplishments in their country's history, according to the latest NBC News poll, which was sponsored by More Perfect, a nonpartisan nonprofit group dedicated to advancing democracy. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-25 03:23 PM | Reply

Reaching a bit into the future: America's greatest achievement will be the successful repulse of neo-fascist culture.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-06-25 03:59 PM | Reply

I don't think that's going to happen and even if it did to a degree.....it'll never make that list.

#3 | Posted by eberly at 2026-06-25 04:12 PM | Reply

@#2 ... Reaching a bit into the future: America's greatest achievement will be the successful repulse of neo-fascist culture. ...

One aspect of this poll that caught my attention is that MAGA seems to be actively dismantling two of the Country's greatest achievements: the abolition of slavery, the expansion of civil rights and voting rights. ...

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-25 04:20 PM | Reply

@#2 ... Reaching a bit into the future: America's greatest achievement will be the successful repulse of neo-fascist culture. ...
One aspect of this poll that caught my attention is that MAGA seems to be actively dismantling two of the Country's greatest achievements: the abolition of slavery, the expansion of civil rights and voting rights. ...
#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-25 04:20 PM

Basket of deplorables gotta deplore.

Here's another prediction (should we survive this year) - implementation of term limits for SCOTUS.

#5 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2026-06-25 04:30 PM | Reply

The invention of time shares.

#6 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-06-25 05:05 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Ice Cream cones

Jazz
Blues
Rock and Roll
Country and Western
Rap and Hip-Hop

Microbrews
Barbeque
Barbecue
Texas BBQ
Carolina BBQ
Memphis BBQ

Radio
Movies
Hollywood
Television
Computers
The Internet

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-06-25 10:52 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Good list Snoofy

#8 | Posted by Idependant97 at 2026-06-26 12:10 PM | Reply

Tang

#9 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-06-26 12:27 PM | Reply

More from the article ...

... The abolition of slavery.

Slavery never ended. It simply changed forms.

The expansion of civil rights and voting rights.

Those were good times. But all it took was Trump and a handful of conservatives to strip away those rights.

Victory in World War II.

Thanks Russia!

Landing people on the moon.

Thanks Kubrick!

#10 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-06-26 12:32 PM | Reply

Landing people on the moon.

Thanks Kubrick!

POSTED BY CLOWNSHACK

Actually you might wanna thank the Nazis for that one.

Werner Von Braun was a Nazi. We stole him from them.

Without him we'd still be working on it and we'd probably have to wait for Elmo to figure out how to stop his rockets doing unplanned disassemblies.

#11 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-06-26 12:50 PM | Reply

No Wars for like, 20 years, of our Entire Existence as a Nation?

Slavery as a Central part of American political life?

We have Expensive Military Hardware?

We Cleared the Sky of Passenger pigeons and the Plains of Bison in 40 Years?

All of our Old Growth Forests are Cut over?

All of the "Savages" are Dead or Domesticated on Reservations?

Nuclear Weapons Dropped On CIVILIANS because we wanted to "Intimidate" the Soviets?

ALL Great Achievements if you think like MAGA.

All Monstrous Crimes, if you Don't.

It all depends on Your Point of View.

#12 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-06-26 12:58 PM | Reply

#11 | POSTED BY DONNERBOY

Just more hatred of America from America's #1 hater DaDonorBot.

#13 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-06-26 12:59 PM | Reply

Nuclear Weapons Dropped On JAPANESE because we wanted to "Intimidate" the Soviets?

I really don't have an issue with this.

#14 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-06-26 01:00 PM | Reply

#12 | POSTED BY EFFETEPOSER

You gotta take the good with the bad, the US has enabled the rest of the world to climb out of poverty.

As America ships out dollars in trade deficits, the rest of the world prospers.

#15 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-06-26 01:01 PM | Reply

This is really all the US's doing ... it might even be its greatest accomplishment, at the cost of its own future generations (thanks boomers)

#16 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-06-26 01:04 PM | Reply

Just more hatred of America from America's #1 hater DaDonorBot.

#13 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

Werner Von Braun was a Nazis.

He was also the reason Americans got to the moon.

These are facts.

Why does the commie spyboy wannabe hate facts?

Dunno. You will have to ask him.

#17 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-06-26 01:10 PM | Reply

Just more hatred of America from America's #1 hater DaDonorBot.

#13 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

Public Enemy # 1 living rent free in your head eh?

Mission Accomplished.

#18 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-06-26 01:14 PM | Reply