LOS ANGELES - Though the Trump administration is promising one of the largest fireworks displays in recent memory in Washington on July Fourth against warnings from medical experts, the National Archives, the nation’s record keeper, has announced that it will host its first-ever virtual celebration of the holiday.“With a host of online programming, educational opportunities, and a special presentation of the traditional reading ceremony, this Independence Day will be as patriotic as ever,” the National Archives wrote on its website.
The virtual celebration will begin at 11 a.m. ET, with remarks from official Archivist of the U.S. David S. Ferriero. The event will host an array of educational speakers, Q&As on the foundation, as well as.