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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army reported Monday that initial assessments show no discernible damage to D.C. streets from Saturday's military parade celebrating the Army's 250th birthday, despite concerns about 70-ton tanks and heavy military vehicles rolling through the nation's capital.
Nancy Wilson, of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group Heart, and Grammy-winning pop star Lizzo both went on social media to express their displeasure over their music being used during the daylong celebration in Washington, D.C. Wilson took offense to the song “Barracuda,” off Heart’s 1977 album “Little Queen,” being used during Saturday’s parade.
WASHINGTON (7News) — A military parade celebrated the Army's 250th in Washington D.C., with thousands of people in attendance. Aside from the parade, there was also concert and fireworks as part of the celebration. The celebration also coincides with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, National Flag Day, and the Army’s 250th anniversary.
Coinciding with Trump's 79th birthday, the parade will feature tanks, bands and thousands of troops in honor of the Army’s 250th anniversary celebration.
Despite the parade, overall travel demand to Washington D.C. remains steady this weekend. Here's what travelers should know.
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The citywide cleanup effort in Washington after the Army’s 250th birthday celebration is now in full swing. Workers are dismantling bleachers, stages, risers and fencing that lined the
Uncategorized Saturday’s military parade, which celebrated the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and held on President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, featured fireworks, tanks, military flyovers and a surfeit of red,
The day marks the end of slavery in the US, two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed enslaved African Americans that they were free.