Washington, July 5: The White House party for the July Fourth holiday has the hallmarks of both happiness and commiseration.
The crowds danced to a military band playing popular songs and whooped when President Joe Biden took the podium to speak.┬а Fourth of July or US Independence Day 2021: Know History and Significance of the 4th of July Celebrations in the United States
The Washington Nationals’ four presidential mascots тАФ George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt тАФ ran a footrace with Teddy winning.
Yet there was an undeniable sense of loss for participants such as Twanda Taylor, a New Jersey kindergarten teacher. She brought her godson, Nasir Dickerson, 14, who lost his father to COVID-19 on April 21, 2020.
тАЬThis is what it’s all about тАФ bringing America all back together,тАЭ Taylor said. тАЬIt’s an honour to be here.тАЭ (AP)
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