@aptitude@mastodon.social They cancelled the parade: "But multiple events commemorating the US holiday - and the country's 250th birthday - were cancelled due to the blistering heat, from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland to as far west as Colorado. Among the cancelled events on Friday was Philadelphia's Salute to Independence Semiquincentennial Parade, which was tipped to be one of the biggest events across the US. " https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevlkzer7vdo