India, July 5 -- By Reena Bhardwaj

Washington DC [US], July 5 (ANI): Participating in the 4th of July event at the National Mall celebrating the 250th Independence Day, revellers expressed their excitement at being present at the historic occasion on Saturday (local time).

Citizens braved extreme heat on Friday (local time), followed by heavy thunderstorms on Saturday (local time) to enjoy the festivities.

"So, it's always been important to be here. I think it's good for everybody to represent, everybody to be out here and to be able to get the story as my friend said. It's always good to pass on that kind of thing and the kind of brotherhood that we have here as Americans. I think it's a very important factor that we should always spr...