A shooting that left at least six people dead at an Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb rattled Monday's celebrations across the U.S. and further rocked a country already awash in turmoil. President Donald Trump will visit Des Moines on Thursday, July 3, for a speech at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Officials with America250, the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, say it's the The megabill extends the first-term Trump tax cuts and increases the national debt by trillions. by Philip Elliott by Stephen Maher by Belinda Luscombe The day's top headlines, curated by The 'Big President Trump Participates in a Guided Walking Tour of Alligator Alcatraz – Part 2 July 1, 2025 02:16 So as we pause on this Fourth of July to celebrate what makes us American, we salute all of you whose service and sacrifice renews that promise of America every single day. President Trump announced a visit to Iowa to kick off America's 250th anniversary celebration across the next year and to celebrate the holiday weekend. At an Independence Day celebration at historic Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1962, President Kennedy delivered an address on the importance of the Declaration of Independence to contemporary Americans. “To read it today,” he said, “is to hear a trumpet call. Happy Fourth of July! The holiday, which celebrates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, has been an official federal holiday since 1870. But United States He was far more confrontational and less willing to compromise. Which sentences from Frederick Douglass' speech, What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?, show the separation between him and his audience and prove that he does not share his listeners' attitudes toward the Fourth of July? This, for the purpose of this celebration, is the 4th of The Fourth of July festivities on Thursday will center on an evening address by President Donald Trump, who has said that the event is meant to pay homage to the U.S. military The Freedom to Preserve Your Speech This list of 4th of July speeches is deep but far from complete. President Lincoln seemed to fire off an amazing Independence Day speech every year, and there’s a Samuel Adams speech or two out there that didn’t make our list but might make yours. President Trump Participates in an Official Greeting and Pull-Aside with the NATO Secretary General The White House 42K viewsStreamed 1 day ago CC With the confederate surrender at Vicksburg Mississippi, the President delivers a “Fourth of July” speech on July 7 from a second floor window of the White House to an “immense” crowd. So, I understand why many are suggesting there is nothing to celebrate this Fourth of July. How do we have parties, and fireworks, celebrating the 249th year of our independence when so many are Military flyovers are set for the Fourth of July in D.C. as President Donald Trump invited Operation Midnight Hammer pilots to the White House. President Trump is set to kick off a one-year countdown to America's 250th birthday with a speech July 3 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. Note: The President spoke at 9:50 p.m. from the U.S.S. ``John F. Kennedy'' in New York Harbor. Earlier, on board the ship, he attended a USO show and a reenlistment and promotion ceremony for members of the crew. President Joe Biden celebrated the 4th of July with remarks on the White House lawn and marked the progress the country has made in the fight against Covid-19.» Election 2024: Biden’s Verbal Stumbles in Spotlight as He Hosts July 4 Events The president delivered brief remarks at an Independence Day event and attended a fireworks display. But as he seeks 5. Frederick Douglass, “What to the slave is the 4th of July?” July 5, 1852 This speech is now probably the most famous Fourth of July Address and is given by the most famous abolitionist, Frederick Douglass. Douglass begins the speech by praising the Declaration of Independence, signed 76 years prior, and the political liberty it brought.
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