US President Donald Trump's Fourth of July speech at the Lincoln Memorial was a surprisingly scripted affair, well-received by the crowds gathered at the sodden Washington event.
But a reference to "airports" and a number of additional historical inaccuracies have bemused commentators around the world.
In his 'Salute to America' speech on America's national holiday Trump mistakenly rewrote history when he declared troops during the British revoltionary war of the late 1700s were able to take the "airports".
"In June of 1775, the Continental Congress created a unified army out of the revolutionary forces encamped around Boston and New York and named after the great George Washington, commander in chief … The Continental Army suffered a bitter winter of Valley Forge, found glory across the waters of the Delaware, and seized victory from Cornwallis of Yorktown.
