US celebrates 227th birthday

Massive firework displays in US cities rounded off America’s July 4 celebrations – the nation’s 227th birthday.

Sat, 05 Jul, 2003 - 11:29

Massive firework displays in US cities rounded off America’s July 4 celebrations – the nation’s 227th birthday.

A new museum for the Constitution in its birthplace was opened, marking the centennial of aviation and welcoming troops returning home from Iraq.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: USPlace: AmericaPlace: IraqPlace: Dayton, OhioPlace: United States Of AmericaPlace: Wright-Patterson Air Force BasePlace: Topeka, KansasPlace: DearbornPlace: MichiganPlace: LebanonPlace: ChicagoPlace: Lake MichiganPlace: PhiladelphiaPlace: Webster Groves, MissouriPlace: St LouisPlace: BaghdadPlace: AtlanticPlace: Paris’Place: FrenchPlace: FrancePlace: ParisPlace: ItalyPlace: Vatican CityPlace: Geneva, SwitzerlandPlace: GenevaPerson: President George BushPerson: Wright brothersPerson: BushPerson: Sandra Day O’ConnorPerson: O’ConnorPerson: Wynton MarsalisPerson: Abraham LincolnPerson: Arnold SchwarzeneggerPerson: AmericansEvent: Independence dayEvent: independenceOrganisation: National Constitution CentreOrganisation: USOrganisation: Associated Press Television News
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