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Nation’s capital puts on massive fireworks spectacle for America’s 250th

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A massive fireworks display is planned for Saturday night in the District as the nation celebrates 250 years of independence on the Fourth of July.

President Donald Trump has said this year’s fireworks will be the “LARGEST FIREWORKS SHOW IN HISTORY.”

Trump is making a speech, and the fireworks show will start after that, according to Freedom 250. The show will feature 850,000 fireworks shells launched from 10 sites.

Check out the livestream of the dazzling show below. It follows Friday night’s A Capitol Fourth concert.

Metro set ridership records July Fourth, WMATA says

The D.C. area's Metro system weathered Fourth of July storms and schedule changes, experiencing record-breaking ridership for the holiday as America celebrated its semiquincentennial. Metro General Manager and CEO Randy Clarke said on social media Monday more than 866,000 people rode either Metrobus or rail Saturday into Sunday morning, with more than 120,000 trips coming after midnight.
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