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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1717/early_cherries.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Cherry Blossoms Will Come Out Early in Washington' data-article-id='2235'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11583'>One of the most popular events in Washington, D.C. each year is the National Cherry Blossom Festival.</span> <span data-start-time='11583' data-end-time='15854'>It takes place in early April.</span> <span data-start-time='15854' data-end-time='30146'>People from around the world come to see the beautiful pink and white blossoms on almost 1,700 flowering cherry trees.</span> <span data-start-time='30146' data-end-time='40813'>The city’s first cherry trees were a gift from Japan to the United States in 1912.</span> <span data-start-time='40813' data-end-time='46333'>About 100 of them are still alive.</span> <span data-start-time='46333' data-end-time='58292'>They are planted in Southwest Washington, along the Potomac River and a body of water called the Tidal Basin.</span> <span data-start-time='58292' data-end-time='73313'>The cherry trees are a short walk from a number of major monuments, like the Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial and Washington Monument.</span> <span data-start-time='73313' data-end-time='80417'>Over 1 million people travel to Washington each year to see the trees.</span> <span data-start-time='80417' data-end-time='84708'>However, there is a small problem.</span> <span data-start-time='84708' data-end-time='92896'>The weather in Washington has been unusually warm the past few weeks.</span> <span data-start-time='92896' data-end-time='101688'>On March 1, the temperature rose to about 27 degrees Celsius!</span> <span data-start-time='101688' data-end-time='107521'>Small buds can already be seen on the cherry trees.</span> <span data-start-time='107521' data-end-time='114375'>These growths will turn into flowers sooner than usual.</span> <span data-start-time='114375' data-end-time='121563'>In fact, this may be the earliest year ever for cherry blossoms.</span> <span data-start-time='121563' data-end-time='131292'>Experts say the trees will look their best between March 14 and March 17.</span> <span data-start-time='131292' data-end-time='142333'>The U.S. National Park Service says that may break the record of March 15, set in 1990.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1717/an_early_spring.m4a'><span>an early spring</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1717/the_flower_of_a_fruit_tree.m4a'><span>the flower of a fruit tree</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1717/a_gift_from_japan.m4a'><span>a gift from Japan</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=8212 data-hint-location='11583' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1717/when_is_the_cherry_blossom_festival.m4a'>When is the Cherry Blossom Festival?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='early April'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1717/when_its_warm.m4a'><span>when it's warm</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1717/when_the_trees_bear_fruit.m4a'><span>when the trees bear fruit</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1717/all_spring.m4a'><span>all spring</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1717/early_april.m4a'><span>early April</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=8213 data-hint-location='84708' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1717/the_weather_in_washington_has_been__blank_.m4a'>The weather in Washington has been <span class='blank'>unusually warm</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='unusually warm'><div class='choice' 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