Independence Day is Tuesday and there is no shortage of events to mark the Fourth in coastal Orange County, some of which are taking place this weekend.
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The parade began sometime in the 1950s and was first known as the Newport Harbor Character Boat Parade. This July 4 the country's founding fathers will be celebrated.