U.S.
Saturday, 7/4, 01:49 PM
America marks 250 years with fireworks, record heat and a pointed Mount Rushmore speech
- The United States celebrated its semiquincentennial on July 4, with concerts and fireworks from Los Angeles to the National Mall, an extreme heat wave that forced cancellations in the East, and a Mount Rushmore address in which President Trump praised American greatness and warned of a communist threat.