{"product_id":"america-turns-250-trump-celebrations-big-debates-4th-july-lesson-activities","title":"AMERICA TURNS 250: Trump, Celebrations \u0026 big debates. 4th July Lesson \u0026 Activities!","description":"\u003cp\u003eA child-friendly history and current-events newspaper explores\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerica’s 250th anniversary celebrations, President Trump’s visible role in planning, and the different opinions surrounding how this major national milestone should be marked\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrough balanced history reporting, discussion activities, quizzes, and creative learning tasks\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncluded in this news newspaper\/article package:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMain America250 News Article – 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