Americans to celebrate Fourth of July with parades, cookouts — and lots of fireworks
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American flags splay out in a display attached to the fender crest of a 1948 Pontiac Silver Streak station wagon owned by Leo and Angi Martinez during the Colorado 4th at Firestone parade to mark the Independence Day holiday Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Firestone, Colo. Floats, marching bands, classic cars and motorcycles were features in the annual parade through the Weld County community north of Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)People sit under umbrellas during a rain shower at the Netherlands Carillon on Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Arlington, Va., ahead of a fireworks display at the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Members of Love Leo Rescue , a local animal rescue service, take pictures before riding a vintage car with their dogs at the Santa Monica 4th of July parade in Santa Monica, Calif., on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)A girl watches Macy's Fourth of July fireworks over New York, Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Hoboken, N.J. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)A woman hands out patriotic pinwheels during the Colorado 4th at Firestone parade to mark the Independence Day holiday Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Firestone, Colo. Floats, marching bands, classic cars and motorcycles were features in the annual parade through the Weld County community north of Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)A Tesla Cybertruck wrapped in patriotic motif rolls along in the Colorado 4th at Firestone parade to mark the Independence Day holiday Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Firestone, Colo. Floats, marching bands, classic cars and motorcycles were features in the annual parade through the Weld County community north of Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)Spectators wave flags during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, Thursday, July 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)The Singing Sergeants sing the national anthem as Keith Lockhart, right, conducts during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, Thursday, July 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)Doc Rutstein, of Braintree, Mass., poses for a photo before the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, Thursday, July 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)Eight-year-old Molly Perkins, third from left, joins fellow American Heritage Girls members in riding on a float during the Colorado 4th at Firestone parade to mark the Independence Day holiday Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Firestone, Colo. Floats, marching bands, classic cars and motorcycles were features in the annual parade through the Weld County community north of Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)Patrick Bertoletti, center, reacts after winning the men's division in Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Bertoletti ate 58 hot dogs. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)Boats congregate in the Hudson River prior to Macy's Fourth of July fireworks, Thursday, July 4, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)Fireworks burst above the National Mall, and from left, the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol building during Independence Day celebrations on Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Fireworks burst above the National Mall, and from left, the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol building during Independence Day celebrations on Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)People watch Macy's Fourth of July fireworks over New York, Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Hoboken, N.J. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra performs during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, Thursday, July 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)Brayden Chevalier, of Plastow, N.H., celebrates during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, Thursday, July 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)Fireworks go off in the sky during the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks seen at the Edge at Hudson Yards on Thursday, July 4, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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American flags splay out in a display attached to the fender crest of a 1948 Pontiac Silver Streak station wagon owned by Leo and Angi Martinez during the Colorado 4th at Firestone parade to mark the Independence Day holiday Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Firestone, Colo. Floats, marching bands, classic cars and motorcycles were features in the annual parade through the Weld County community north of Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)