Nation Celebrates July 4th Despite Extreme Heat; Mount Rushmore Lights Up for America’s 250th

President Donald Trump marks the nation’s 250th birthday with a speech at South Dakota’s iconic Mount Rushmore.

One hundred-degree temperatures are blasting July 4 celebrations, temporarily closing The Great American State Fair in Washington and cancelling Philadelphia’s Salute to Independence Semiquincentennial Parade—but Americans are not letting the heat dampen the mood.

The Great American State Fair will run until July 10. What is it like behind the scenes at the fair, making this historic Fourth of July like no other?

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