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America is turning 250. How is Washington, D.C., celebrating?

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published July 3, 2026 at 10:55 AM CDT
A person carries an American flag at the Great American State Fair, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)
Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP
A person carries an American flag at the Great American State Fair, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)

NPR’s Frank Langfitt went to two very different events and also explored how this big birthday compares with the last one, the bicentennial.

He joins Here & Now‘s Scott Tong to share what he saw and learned.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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