The D.C. area celebrated Independence Day with a sparkling lineup of fireworks, holiday cookouts and more patriotic events, culminating in the grand finale in the nation’s capital — fireworks.
Hardly a cloud was in the sky as people across cities and towns in the Distict, Maryland and Northern Virginia showed their patriotic pride to mark the U.S.’ 249th birthday.
“I don’t know how we got so lucky, but this is one of the most beautiful weekends I’ve ever seen for Fourth of July,” one man at the National Mall told WTOP’s Neal Augenstein ahead of the day’s festivities…