US celebrates 250th birthday with fireworks, flyovers and football - BBC News

US President Donald Trump's speech included some of his political agenda but also honoured war veterans and American history.

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Scorching heat and delays: How Washington DC marked US' 250th birthday

The US has marked its 250th birthday with fireworks and flyovers - but celebrations across the country were complicated by extreme weather.

"The American dream is back," US President Donald Trump told a cheering crowd during a delayed rally at the National Mall in Washington DC, before what he described as the world's largest fireworks display.

The 4 July federal holiday commemorates the 13 US colonies signing the Declaration of Independence in 1776 to end British rule.