4th of July

Joey "Jaws" Chestnut ate 71 wieners and buns to secure his 12th title at Nathan's Famous annual 4th of July hot dog eating contest. He was just shy of breaking the 74-hot dogs record he set last year and has lost the competition just once since 2007.

President Donald Trump largely stuck to the script during his “Salute to America” speech outside the Lincoln Memorial on Independence Day. He championed the U.S. military to a crowd of thousands while planes, helicopters and a stealth bomber flew overhead. But the day was not without controversy. The infamous Trump baby blimp was seen in Washington, D.C. ahead of Trump’s speech, as organizers condemned what they called Trump’s “military spectacle.”