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Americans\u00a0who want\u00a0to watch the\u00a0nation\u2019s\u00a0250th birthday celebrations<\/a>\u00a0from home will have dozens of viewing options through\u00a0C-SPAN\u2019s special America 250 programming<\/a>\u00a0during Independence Day weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n The public affairs television network announced plans to provide live coverage of events across the country from July 3 through July 5, including parades, fireworks displays, naturalization ceremonies, historical\u00a0commemorations\u00a0and special programs focused on the nation\u2019s\u00a0semiquincentennial.\u00a0<\/p>\n C-SPAN\u00a0said\u00a0coverage will air across its television, radio,\u00a0online\u00a0and streaming platforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n Become A Member<\/p>\n The Apopka Chief does not have a paywall, but pavement-pounding journalism is not free. Join your neighbors who make this vital work possible.<\/p>\n See Member Benefits<\/a>Join Our Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n Featured\u00a0programming includes:\u00a0<\/p>\n July 3\u00a0<\/p>\n America\u2019s largest Independence Day parade in Philadelphia\u00a0<\/p>\n America 250 Ball Drop Celebration in New York City\u2019s Times Square\u00a0<\/p>\n America 250 celebration at Mount Rushmore, S.D.,\u00a0including remarks by President Donald Trump\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cCeasefire \u2014 Founding Fathers Edition,\u201d featuring historical interpreters portraying Thomas Jefferson and John Adams\u00a0<\/p>\n Fireworks from Mount Vernon, Va.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Pope Leo receiving the National Constitution Center\u2019s Liberty Medal in Rome.\u00a0<\/p>\n Coverage from Boston\u00a0Harborfest\u00a0<\/p>\n July 4\u00a0<\/p>\n Opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, N.D.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The nation\u2019s largest fireworks display in Washington, D.C., including remarks by President Trump\u00a0<\/p>\n Naturalization ceremonies at Mount Vernon and Monticello\u00a0<\/p>\n Sail250:\u00a0International Naval Review and Tall Ships Parade in New York City\u00a0<\/p>\n Theatrical reading of the Declaration of Independence at the National Archives\u00a0<\/p>\n Annual July 4 oration at Boston\u2019s Faneuil Hall\u00a0<\/p>\n Colonial Williamsburg Independence Day celebration\u00a0<\/p>\n Burial of the America250 time capsule in Philadelphia\u00a0<\/p>\n America at 250 commemoration ceremony in Honolulu\u00a0<\/p>\n America250 concert in Los Angeles\u00a0<\/p>\n Ongoing coverage from Independence Mall in Philadelphia and the Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.\u00a0<\/p>\n Independence Day parades from communities across the country, including Washington, D.C.; Arlington, Texas; Denver; St. Louis; Gatlinburg, Tenn.; Provo, Utah; Monterey and Coronado, Calif.; Coralville, Iowa; and Hannibal,\u00a0Mo.\u00a0<\/p>\n July 5\u00a0<\/p>\n The Tabernacle Choir performs\u00a0a\u00a0patriotic concert in Salt Lake City\u00a0<\/p>\n Additional America 250-related programming leading up to Independence Day includes discussions with historians and civic leaders, appearances by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and author Jon Meacham, and coverage of events in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and other historic locations.\u00a0<\/p>\n C-SPAN said all America 250 coverage will be available through its television networks, radio broadcasts,\u00a0website, mobile\u00a0apps\u00a0and social media channels.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Courtesy of Metro Creative Graphics Inc.\u00a0 Americans\u00a0who want\u00a0to watch the\u00a0nation\u2019s\u00a0250th birthday celebrations\u00a0from home will have dozens of viewing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":315781,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-315911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/315781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=315911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=315911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}