Americans Celebrate Independence Day
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Fireworks light up the sky during the annual Macy's Fourth of July fireworks display over the Hudson River as seen from New York.
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Fireworks light the sky over the U.S. Capitol, left, Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
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Fireworks explode over the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
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Spectators watch as fireworks light up the sky over the Hudson River during the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks show in New York.
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Fireworks light up the sky against the backdrop of a full moon during a Fourth of July celebration in Kansas City, Kansas.
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The Empire State Building, illuminated with red, white and blue lights, is seen from the Queens borough of New York, backlit by fireworks over the Hudson River, during the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks show.
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President Barack Obama puts on a red, white, and blue hat, while visiting with service members during the Independence Day celebration on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holds his granddaughter Soleil Romney, 3 as he walks in the Wolfeboro Independence Day parade in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. The Romney's took a break from their vacation to march in the parade.
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Members of the Native Sons of the Golden West carry a large American flag during the annual Fourth of July parade in Sausalito, Calif.
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A Chihuahua gets in on the act of showing his patriotism during the annual 4th of July parade in the McKinney, Texas town square.
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A pair of Miniature Schnauzers named Baron and Caesar ride in a wagon pulled by City Council member Herb Weiner during the annual Fourth of July parade in Sausalito, Calif.
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Rommel, a five-year-old golden retriever, left, is decked out with flags as he meets another golden retriever with a patriotic neck band before a Fourth of July parade in Omaha, Neb.
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Bridgette Gibson, left, Mike Chandler, Sarah Fox, Scott Kagan, and Steve Digennaro use a generator left over from the power outages to power fans to beat the hot weather as they wait to view the Independence Day fireworks celebration over the National Mall in Washington.
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People play in the street next to a fire hydrant to keep cool during Fourth of July festivities in Philadelphia. This year's holiday was celebrated in a heat wave with temperatures reaching the upper 90s.
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Young kids enjoy a railway drive during the Fourth of July festivities at the Baumholder U.S. military base on July 4, 2012 in Baumholder, Germany.
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A soldier takes part in a watermelon eating contest during the Fourth of July festivities at the Baumholder U.S. military base in Baumholder, Germany.
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Five-time reigning champion Joey Chestnut, left, competes in his sixth Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating World Championship in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Chestnut tied his personal best and the record with eating 68 hot dogs.
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The fireworks team prepares for the night's show on top the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The lattices on top of the amphitheater hold a United States flag, the Statue of Liberty and a Bald Eagle made from fireworks.
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Soldiers in period costume stand during Fourth of July events at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate in Alexandria, Va.
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Young parade goers wave at a passing vintage fire truck during the annual 4th of July parade in the McKinney, Texas town square.
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