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A Capitol Fourth 2016

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A CAPITOL FOURTH puts viewers front and center for the greatest display of fireworks anywhere in the nation.

Mon. July 4 at 8pm on WKAR-HD 23.1 | America's favorite host Tom Bergeron to lead the national independence day celebration LIVE from the U.S. Capitol!

America’s national Independence Day celebration kicks off the festivities for our country’s 240th birthday with a star-spangled party and all-star salute. Broadcast LIVE from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol before an audience of hundreds of thousands, millions at home and to our troops around the world via American Forces Network.

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