Friday was Independence Day, which was commemorated throughout the region with fireworks, parades and beloved annual events ...

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NPR's Pien Huang takes a journey to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival to hear from youth voices about how they're telling the ...

Independence Day celebrations took place across the nation with thousands coming to D.C. to see the fireworks and take part ...

Each July Fourth, hundreds of thousands of people grab their blankets and coolers in pursuit of the perfect spot on the National Mall ahead of the fireworks.