Trump, Washington and military parade
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Victory Parade after the first Gulf War celebrated a lopsided victory against an enemy army in the largest U.S. military operation since Vietnam.
Coinciding with Trump's 79th birthday, the parade will feature tanks, bands and thousands of troops in honor of the Army’s 250th anniversary celebration.
In preparation for the parade, the city installed more than 200 steel plates and rubber mats to protect D.C.’s historic streets.
Despite the parade, overall travel demand to Washington D.C. remains steady this weekend. Here's what travelers should know.
The day marks the end of slavery in the US, two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed enslaved African Americans that they were free.
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To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, festivities followed by a major military parade will happen on June 14 in Washington D.C. The Continental Congress voted to create the Continental Army on June 14, 1775, nearly two months after the ...
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Donald Trump threw a military parade in honor of the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary on Saturday, June 14 (a date that happens to be the president’s birthday) to the tune of $25 to $45 million. But unfortunately for Trump, photos and videos from the big day show sparse attendance and a lack of organization from top to bottom.