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This weekend, our nation's 250th birthday was marked with parades, fireworks, and commemorations of all shapes and sizes, from sea to shining sea.
Correspondent Lee Cowan explores the many ways in which, despite its differences, the United States remains united in its celebration of the ideals of America.
Stars and Stripes, the newspaper for the American military, is part of the Department of Defense, but has long taken pride in its editorial independence.
Under the Trump administration, however, the Pentagon's chief spokesman has vowed to rid the paper of "woke distractions," and the deputy secretary of defense has imposed restrictions on what it can publish (including banning news stories by the Associated Press).
CBS News national defense correspondent David Martin reports on fears that a source of independent news for the military could be turned into what the paper's former ombudsman (who was fired after writing a column critical of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth) calls "a public affairs propaganda machine."
In this web exclusive, former "60 Minutes" correspondent Steve Kroft talks with CBS News national security correspondent David Martin about his start in journalism as a reporter for Stars and Stripes, the Pentagon's newspaper for members of the military, and how his early days covering the war in Vietnam influenced his career at CBS.
Laura Ingalls Wilder's semi-autobiographical "Little House on the Prairie" series, which inspired a classic 1970s TV show, is returning to screens this summer in a new adaptation of Wilder's beloved books.
Correspondent Faith Salie talks with stars Alice Halsey, Skywalker Hughes, Crosby Fitzgerald and Luke Bracey; writer-showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine; and executive producer Joy Gorman Wettels, about myth-making and pioneers in the American West.
J.K.
Simmons, the Oscar-winning star of "Whiplash," relishes being a character actor.
He talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about his role as a mob leader in the new MGM+ series "The Westies," and recalls the difficult early days of his career - and how an unexpected kindness from an actor friend helped him when he needed it most.
In this web exclusive, the character actor who won an Academy Award for "Whiplash" talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about his roles, the epitomes of real characters.
In 1776, Thomas Paine, an English-born writer shaped by the anti-monarchism movement, wrote "Common Sense," a 47-page pamphlet that changed history, by inspiring American colonists to turn their rebellion against their king into an outright revolution.
Correspondent Holly Williams visits the English town of Lewes that helped shaped a future Founding Father and separatist.
Mount Vernon, the home of our nation's first president, is the most-visited historic house in the U.S.
But what do Americans visiting Mount Vernon - on the occasion of our country's 250th anniversary - think about what George Washington represents?
And today, would the Founding Father recognize the nation he helped create?
"Sunday Morning" national correspondent Robert Costa reports.
Pop superstar Taylor Swift and pro footballer Travis Kelce have tied the knot.
Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with Rolling Stone writer Rob Sheffield about the unlikely couple, whose relationship evolved against a backdrop of Swift's songs about romance, heartbreak and marriage.
Rocca also talks with Marilyn Monroe biographer Michelle Morgan about another famous union of a media celebrity with a sports legend.
Digital music gave us the technology, and the freedom, to listen to whatever we want, whenever we want.
But more and more people are going back to older, analog ways of listening.
Correspondent Conor Knighton checks out the Shibuya HiFi bar in Seattle, where curated listening sessions regularly sell out.
He also meets artist and engineer Devon Turnbull, whose company, Ojas, designs high-end speakers and listening rooms for public and private spaces.
Over the past 10 years, Rishi Sharma has conducted video interviews with more than 3,000 World War II veterans - members of the "Greatest Generation" who answered the call to defend freedom - to preserve their stories of sacrifice and their lessons of liberty.
Steve Hartman reports.
Do you have the "right stuff" when it comes to barbecuing?
Lots of people believe they do, and they're more than happy to share their wisdom with you, even if unsolicited.
Correspondent Luke Burbank is not one of those people.
"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us recently, including Victor Willis, frontman of the group The Village People.
We leave you this Sunday among bison grazing on California's Catalina Island.
Videographer: Russell Nickerson.
The men who signed the Declaration of Independence were flawed, but what they did in the summer of 1776 changed the world forever.
Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with experts about how 18th century colonists such as Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams defied a king and proposed a government of the people, and how their fight for equality continues today.
As our nation celebrates its 250th birthday, "Sunday Morning" asked some notable Americans to name their favorite songs by American artists.
The result: A diverse list of 250 songs, from all musical genres, that reflects a beautiful representation of America itself.
Correspondent Tracy Smith reports.
Also: A special performance by Jon Batiste of "Georgia On My Mind."
Route 66, the "Mother Road" stretching from Chicago to Los Angeles, was also a place for drivers to "get their kicks."
Though long bypassed by interstates, the historic highway, home of scenic vistas and roadside curiosities, continues to attract travelers searching for an America of yesterday.
Correspondent Lee Cowan takes a drive along Route 66, which is now marking its centennial.
Larry David brings his own comic perspective to America's storied history in the new HBO sketch comedy series, "Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness."
He talks with Susie Essman about finally making use of his history major from college, and how he took comments from one of the show's producers, former President Barack Obama.
Fireworks were invented in China, and perfected in Italy.
But it was immigrants that brought their pyrotechnical secrets to America, creating a Fourth of July tradition: ever-grander fireworks displays.
Correspondent Faith Salie visits the New Castle, Pa., fireworks company Pyrotechnico, which will be creating a world-record-worthy Independence Day celebration in Washington, D.C. this July 4th.
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
The newspaper for the American military has long taken pride in its editorial independence.
But under the Trump administration, restrictions have been imposed, and the Pentagon's chief spokesman has vowed to rid the paper of "woke distractions."
Laura Ingalls Wilder's semi-autobiographical book series, which inspired a classic 1970s TV show, is returning to screens this summer in a new adaptation.
Digital music gave us the technology, and the freedom, to listen to whatever we want, whenever we want.
But more and more people are going back to older, analog ways of listening.
The Oscar-winning "Whiplash" star talks about being a character actor; his new mob series "The Westies"; and the difficult early days of his career - and an unexpected kindness from an actor friend.
Do you have the "right stuff" when it comes to barbecuing?
Lots of people believe they do, and they're more than happy to share their wisdom with you, even if unsolicited.
Luke Burbank is not one of those people.
As our nation celebrates its 250th birthday, "Sunday Morning" asked some notable Americans to name their favorite songs by American artists.
The result: A diverse list of 250 songs from all musical genres that reflects a beautiful representation of America itself.
In these fiercely-polarized times, the presidential historian reminds us that Americans' freedom has been tested - and has survived - much worse.
An Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution - guaranteeing rights to all Americans regardless of sex - was first proposed to Congress in 1923.
More than a century later, the ERA still has not become a formal part of our nation's bedrock of laws.
The New Yorker writer's new book examines how, in 1898, white supremacists staged a coup against Wilmington, N.C.'s multi-racial government - a case study in the sabotage of American democracy.
Barry Walters, a writer for such publications as Rolling Stone and Spin, explores how LGBTQ songwriters, musicians, execs and fans reshaped pop culture in the late 20th century, as queer messages in music became less coded.
To mark the centenary of Marilyn Monroe, her last interview and last formal photo shoot, for Life Magazine writer Richard Meryman and photographer Allan Grant, are now presented in an expanded edition for the first time.
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, are expecting their fourth child.
They talk about family; his book, "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith"; and his future.
In recent decades, South Carolina has become the Democratic Party's make-or-break proving ground for White House hopefuls - and Jim Clyburn, the state's sole Black Democrat in the House, is one of the party's most important voices.
The comic icon behind "Curb Your Enthusiasm" brings his own perspective to America's storied history in a new HBO sketch comedy series - finally making use of his history major from college.
John Mulaney says he grew up feeling that comedy was his destiny.
The Emmy Award-winning standup comedian and former "Saturday Night Live" writer talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about how he deals with sobriety today (and about a 2020 intervention which he describes as "star-studded"), and how fatherhood - along with his wife, actress Olivia Munn - has changed his outlook.
(An earlier version of this story originally aired March 9, 2025.)
Now 72, the former child star of such classic TV series as "The Twilight Zone" and "Lost in Space" avoided the dangers that other young actors faced while pursuing a Hollywood career, as an Emmy-nominated songwriter, touring musician and recording artist.
As a child, Steven Spielberg stared at a meteor shower and began his love affair with the sky.
The director of the 1977 classic "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" returns with "Disclosure Day," which imagines closely-held secrets surrounding alien visitations.
Édouard Manet, a towering figure of Impressionist art, was also a mentor to Berthe Morisot, a female painter who's remained largely in Manet's shadow, until now.
The two, whose friendship led to changes in both of their artistic styles, are the subjects of an exhibition currently at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Correspondent Lee Cowan pays a visit.
David Hockney's constant experimentations in art gave us six decades of swimming pools and sun-drenched scenes, intimate portraits of friends, vibrant depictions of his native Yorkshire, and groundbreaking digital works.
The British-born painter died on Thursday, June 11, 2026 at age 88.
Correspondent Seth Doane offers an appreciation of the groundbreaking body of work, by an artist whom British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called one of the most important figures in contemporary art in both the 20th and 21st centuries.
Artist Lyndon J.
Barrois Sr. painstakingly sculpts art depicting soccer players.
His medium of choice?
The humble chewing gum wrapper.
Correspondent Luke Burbank talks with Barrois about his Los Angeles exhibit, "Fútbol Is Life: Animated Sportraits," which captures iconic moments from nearly 100 years of the World Cup in tiny pieces of paper and foil.
The Broadway revival of the musical (nominated for 11 Tony Awards) depicts drama, joy and heartbreak in the pursuit of the American Dream at the turn of the 20th century, with parallels to the contemporary world, from issues of race to the immigrant experience.
We leave you this Sunday with an enduring symbol of our United States: the bald eagle, first seen on the Great Seal of the United States in 1782.
Videographer: Carl Mrozek.
We leave you this first of Sunday of summer at the John Muir Wilderness in California's Sierra Nevadas.
Videographer: Scot Miller.
We leave you this Sunday morning deep in the Hoh Rain Forest on the Olympic Peninsula in western Washington state.
Videographer: Lance Milbrand.
We leave you this Sunday with a colony of cormorants and friends putting on a show near Santa Cruz, California.
Videographer: Lance Milbrand.
We leave you this Sunday morning with cactus in bloom at the McDowell Sonoran Preserve in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Videographer: Scot Miller.
We leave you this Sunday with seals (at rest) near Mount Desert Island in northern Maine.
Videographer: Mauricio Handler.
We leave you this Sunday at Chanticleer Garden just outside Philadelphia.
Videographer: Jim Zurich.
We leave you this Mother's Day Sunday with mares caring for their foals in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
In this web exclusive, Larry David talks with longtime friend and collaborator Susie Essman about his new HBO sketch comedy series, "Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness."
In this web exclusive, CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr.
Jon LaPook talks with Noah Wyle, the star of "ER" and the HBO Max series "The Pitt," about how his new show depicts the fragility of the medical system, and about his character, Dr.
Michael "Robby" Robinavitch.
In this web exclusive, correspondent Martha Teichner talked with three generations of women - Ms.
Magazine co-founder Letty Cottin Pogrebin and her daughter, New York Times journalist Robin Pogrebin, and granddaughter Maya Klaris - about the Equal Rights Amendment and their views of gender equality from the 1960s to today.
In this web exclusive, musician and music producer Shooter Jennings talks with Robert Costa about his father, the late country star Waylon Jennings, whose previously-unheard music Shooter has released in the albums "Songbird" and the upcoming "Diamonds."
In this web exclusive, Vice President JD Vance talks with Robert Costa about his new book, "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith," his conversion to Catholicism, and a potential run for the presidency in 2028.
In this web exclusive, Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance talk about JD's faith journey (as featured in his new book, "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith"); their interfaith marriage; and about expecting their fourth child.
In this web exclusive, the former child actor Bill Mumy, star of such 1960s series as "Lost in Space" and "The Twilight Zone," talks with Jim Axelrod about how he avoided the troubles that often befall child actors.
In this web exclusive, director Steven Spielberg talks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about his latest film, "Disclosure Day," and the science fiction influences on his work.
He also discusses his beliefs about alien civilizations, given his depictions of extra-terrestrial life in some of his most popular movies.
Theodore Roosevelt is finally getting his own presidential library, amid the prairie grass of North Dakota, 107 years after his death.
Lee Cowan tours what is described as an immersive experience in the life and legacy of the 26th president, as well as the nature that shaped both Roosevelt and his vision of America.
As guaranteed in the 14th Amendment, citizenship is granted to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States."
But an executive order signed by President Trump seeks to deny birthright citizenship to children born of parents in the country illegally or temporarily.
In the United States, the percentage of obese adults is about ten times what it is in Japan, even though fast food, junk food, pizza and donuts are also popular there.
Correspondent Adam Yamaguchi looks at what differentiates the Japanese diet.
He also learns how one company helps track its employees' health, and how schools make it their mission to design lunches that give Japanese children a taste of a healthy life.
In 1970, about 1 in 20 children were affected by obesity; today, it's 1 in 5, with diet and exercise both key factors in the increase.
CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr.
Jonathan LaPook looks at programs aimed at helping kids get healthy the old-fashioned way, by eating right and exercising, while helping decrease the risk of problems tied to obesity later in life, such as diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer.
When the Houston Astrodome opened in 1965, the world's first domed stadium was hailed as the "Eighth Wonder of the World," and became one of America's top tourist attractions.
But after decades of decline, the Dome now sits empty beside its successor, NRG Stadium.
Correspondent Mo Rocca goes inside the landmark with those debating its fate, and those reimagining its future.
The Sagrada Família basilica, soaring 50 stories above Barcelona, has been under construction for nearly a century and a half.
It was the improbable dream of architect Antoni Gaudí, who died in 1926 with less than 15 percent of the structure complete.
Correspondent Seth Doane talks with architects following the clues Gaudí left behind to complete his masterpiece.
More than 6,300 children under 18 - almost all with no criminal record - have been detained by federal immigration authorities during President Trump's second term, with nearly half held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas.
She was, and remains, one of cinema's most brilliant stars.
Norma Jeane Baker, known to the world as Marilyn Monroe, died in 1962 at age 36, but she left a legacy of classic films, fashion, and a carefully-crafted celebrity image.
To mark the centenary of her birth, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is launching an exhibition, "Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon."
Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with those studying the sex symbol's life and career, and those who are preserving her film persona.
An online propaganda war is currently being waged between the United States and Iran, and global reaction suggests the Iranians are beating the Americans at their own game.
In 1990 the "Sunday Morning" host headlined a CBS special primetime broadcast, "On the Fourth of July with Charles Kuralt," remembering the many ways in which our nation marks its birthday.
Enjoy this excerpt (rebroadcast on "Sunday Morning" July 1, 2007) marking Independence Day celebrations - parades and tubing down lazy rivers, axe throws and greased pig contests - from sea to shining sea.
He's a Harvard grad, Rhodes scholar, Navy veteran, Mayor of South Bend, Ind., presidential candidate, and Secretary of Transportation, but Pete Buttigieg has another title: Papa.
He and husband Chasten Buttigieg share heir journey to parenting twins Penelope and Gus.
It's a storied American highway that traversed 2,400 miles beginning in Chicago, and not ending until it had to, at the Pacific Ocean.
Bill Geist gets his kicks on a stretch of the historic Route 66 in New Mexico, riding along with Tom Snyder, author of "The Route 66 Traveler's Guide and Roadside Companion," and talks with Tom LaMance, proprietor of Swap Meet 66 in Prewitt, N.M., in a story originally broadcast on "Sunday Morning" July 28, 1991.
On November 11, 1926, officials green-lighted plans for the future highway, stretching 2,400 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles, nicknamed the "Mother Road"
Alan Greenspan, who worked with four presidents during his 18-year tenure as chair of the Federal Reserve, talked with Anthony Mason about what he learned from overseeing the American economy during a period of sustained growth, prior to the 2008 collapse; how to measure irrational human behavior in predicting the market; and how America's economic system is built upon trust, saying, "You break trust down, and the system implodes."
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