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A blistering heat wave over the July Fourth weekend pushed temperatures above 100F, prompting the temporary closure of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall and causing delays and cancellations of other America 250 celebrations in the D.C. region, including adjustments to Capitol Fourth activities and fireworks planning.
At the Washington, D.C.-based Great American State Fair, evangelical groups frame the nation’s semiquincentennial as an opportunity to spread the gospel, with Revival Ministries International and speakers like Jason Jimenez highlighting faith amid patriotism and politics; attendees describe a mingling of history, faith and public life, some wary of partisan overtones.
Organizers for North Carolina’s pavilion at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall removed a Confederate flag image after it was displayed without approval for the nation’s 250th birthday celebration; one sponsor, Mt. Olive Pickles, withdrew its participation in the NC pavilion.