US Celebrates Independence Day, Its 245th Birthday
Voice of America
05 Jul 2021, 08:05 GMT+10
The United States celebrated its Independence Day on Sunday, the 245th anniversary of its founding and this year a symbolic renewal of many family and public celebrations that had been curtailed for more than a year by coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden invited 1,000 first responders and military personnel to the White House for a barbecue picnic and a prime view of the annual fireworks show on the nearby National Mall.
In New York, 65,000 fireworks shells have been loaded onto five barges to shoot off at nightfall.