Washington ¨C The United States celebrated its 250th birthday on Saturday with parades, flyovers and fireworks to come, as President Donald Trump stamped his mark on the landmark anniversary in a deeply divided nation.
Washington¡¯s traditional pyrotechnic display on the National Mall ¡ª lined with monuments celebrating the nation¡¯s Founding Fathers ¡ª has been super-sized and is being touted as the biggest ever.
Trump organized hours of military flyovers and an unusual campaign-style political rally for July Fourth, the anniversary of the 1776 signing of the country¡¯s Declaration of Independence.
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