Fireworks, flyovers and a 'really long' Trump speech as US celebrates 250th

According to BBC News, the United States is celebrating its two hundred fiftieth birthday with massive Independence Day festivities in the nation's capital. Organizers have planned eight hundred fifty thousand fireworks for the display, and the president is set to deliver what's been described as a 'really long' speech. Scorching temperatures are expected throughout the celebrations.

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