Fox News reports that the Freedom 250 fireworks display held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on July 4, 2026, has been officially confirmed by Guinness World Records as the largest fireworks show in history. The event featured 840,537 fireworks, surpassing the previous record of 810,904 set by a 2016 New Year's Eve show.

The celebration marked America's 250th birthday and included a 40-minute fireworks spectacle launched from multiple sites due to its immense scale, as explained by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. Despite weather delays that led to evacuations, hundreds of thousands of spectators witnessed the display.

President Donald Trump, who proclaimed the event as the "LARGEST FIREWORKS SHOW IN HISTORY," estimated in his speech that the crowd on the National Mall was reduced from 350,000 to 150,000 due to weather conditions. The event also featured speeches by President Trump at national landmarks, a gathering of military veterans including a 103-year-old World War II veteran, and an international naval review in New York Harbor.

The White House stated, according to The Washington Post, that "No other president in history could have accomplished the incredible feat that President Trump did at our Nation’s historic 250th birthday celebration, which included an incredible air show, a record-breaking fireworks display, and an inspiring speech delivered before hundreds of thousands of American patriots."

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