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Tom Scott (1928–2013) [1] was an American Abstract painter, teacher and arts administrator.His career, spanning six decades, included architecture, sculpture, furniture design, photography and video and demonstrated an underlying conviction that painting needed to embrace change to remain vital. [2]
The 2019 Salute to America was an event arranged by the Trump administration held on Independence Day, July 4, 2019, in Washington, D.C. It took place at the National Mall and included presentations of U.S. military vehicles, an address by President Donald Trump from the Lincoln Memorial, flyovers by military aircraft, and a fireworks display.
July 4, 1980. (1980-07-04) –. present. A Capitol Fourth is an annual Independence Day concert special broadcast by PBS. It is presented from the west lawn of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., and is also simulcast by NPR and the American Forces Network. The concert typically features performances by guest musicians, as ...
The 2019 parade. The National Independence Day Parade is an annual parade held on Independence Day in Washington, D.C. It traditionally takes place on Constitution Avenue, and is sponsored and co-produced by Music Celebrations International and the National Park Service , It features various military performers, contingents and invited guests ...
Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States which commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America. The Founding Father delegates of the Second Continental Congress declared that ...
Honor America Day. Honor America Day was a rally put together by supporters of President Richard Nixon in 1970 to counter national outrage over the Cambodian invasion and the Kent State University killings. Co-chaired by Bob Hope, the rally took place in Washington, DC on July 4, 1970. [1][2]
Washington, D.C., is an important center for indie culture and music. Ian MacKaye founded the label Dischord Records, which is one of the most important independent labels created for 1980s punk and eventually indie rock in the 1990s. [21] TeenBeat Records and Simple Machines are other indie labels created in Washington, D.C.
Soldier Field in 1932. June 24-July 4: United States Army Military Tournament is held to celebrate the bicentennial of George Washington's birth. The event included aerial demonstrations, combat enactments, artillery demonstrations, Olympic-style athleticscompetition, a parade, and pyrotechnicdisplays.