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Fireworks over the Washington Monument during America's 250th Independence Day celebration. Photo: Djembayz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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On the National Mall, America Turns 250 Under a Punishing Sky

The capital's semiquincentennial promised a world-record fireworks display. What organizers could not script was a 102-degree afternoon and an evening storm line that emptied the Mall.

6 Jul 2026 ·7 min read

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