President Trump Hosting July 4th Event in District of Columbia

The Washington Monument is visible as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flyover at the conclusion of President Donald Trump's Independence Day celebration in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on July 4, 2019. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

President Donald Trump is hosting an event that will include thousands of fireworks on the National Mall on July 4, a day after he traveled to South Dakota for an Independence Day celebration.

July 4 marks when America declared its independence from Great Britain.