Tag: US Independence day

• Monday, July 4th 2022 - 21:09 UTC

  Six killed, many wounded in Independence Day shooting in the US

  

  At least six people were reported dead and 24 others were hospitalized after yet another shooting spree in the United States. This time around it was during a 4th of July parade in Illinois.

• Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 10:11 UTC

  Trump's Fourth of July parade with tanks and fighter planes turns controversial

  

  United States military armored vehicles stood near Washington's majestic Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday as President Donald Trump pushed ahead with an elaborate Fourth of July production with him at the centre, as critics accused him of hijacking a non-partisan celebration of America's Independence Day.

• Tuesday, July 2nd 2019 - 09:03 UTC

  Trump plans a military 4th of July with tanks and air display; opponents will fly a “Baby Trump” blimp in diapers

  

  US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he plans to display battle tanks on Washington's National Mall as part of a pumped-up Fourth of July celebration that will also feature flyovers by fighter jets and other displays of military prowess.