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US marks its 250th birthday with fireworks, flyovers and extreme weather
Freedom 250 fireworks show's Guinness world record attempt still unconfirmed
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Sammy Westfall
4h ago· 1 min readenNews
Summary
A 40-minute fireworks display in Washington D.C. celebrating the country's 250th birthday attempted to break the Guinness world record for largest pyrotechnics show, but as of Sunday evening, it was still undetermined whether the record was broken.
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bskyFreedom 250 fireworks show's Guinness world record attempt still unconfirmedwashingtonpost.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledThe fireworks show in the nation's capital to celebrate the country's 250th birthday doubled as an attempt to set a Guinness world record for largest pyrotechnics display.
But as of Sunday evening, it was yet to be determined whether the 40-minute show succeeded in breaking the official record.
As of Sunday evening, it was yet to be determined whether the 40-minute show succeeded in breaking the official record for largest pyrotechnics display.
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