{"id":356706,"date":"2026-06-29T19:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-at-250-how-america-sold-its-story-to-the-world-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T19:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:00:22","slug":"us-at-250-how-america-sold-its-story-to-the-world-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-at-250-how-america-sold-its-story-to-the-world-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"US at 250: How America sold its story to the world | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/nvjcgpBIi8Y\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"US at 250: How America sold its story to the world | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nvjcgpBIi8Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, all this week The Global Story is exploring the surprising and often hidden ways the US has shaped the modern world.  <\/p>\n<p>Today we\u2019re joined by Roman Mars \u2013 the host of 99% Invisible and the new BBC series A History of the United States in 100 Objects \u2013 who sets out his theory of how the US used design to shape the world in its image. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#US #BBCNews<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n01:32 What does the USA mean to you?<br \/>\n06:05 What is US soft power?<br \/>\n07:30 How the US became the manufacturing hub of the world<br \/>\n09:03 Why the history of the screw is more interesting than you think<br \/>\n14:23 How the US used WWII to its advantage<br \/>\n21:23 How the world bent to accommodate the US<br \/>\n24:25 Why soft power was an incredible invention<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, all this week The Global Story is exploring the surprising and often hidden ways the US has shaped the modern world. 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