With this year’s Fourth of July celebrations also being a commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, we present photos from Roll Call’s archives of Independence Day observances from Washington and beyond.
Heard on the Hill
Photos of past Independence Day celebrations inside and outside of the Beltway
Spectators use their smart phones and cameras to document fireworks as they explode over the National Mall in Washington on July 4, 2015. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call)
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