Photos: Independence Day celebrations mark July 4th nationwide
July 4, 2013
Fourth of July Independence Day fireworks are seen over the Washington Monument, July 4, 2013 in Washington, MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 521148097 )
Lightning flashes during Independence Day fireworks as viewed atop Mt. Washington on Grandview Ave. in Pittsburgh, Thursday, July 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, John Heller) ( Fourth of July )
Fireworks explode over the Philadelphia Museum of Art during an Independence Day celebration, Thursday, July 4, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ( APTOPIX Fourth of July )
Independence Day fireworks light the sky over Washington, July 4, 2013. The iconic Washington skyline of the U.S. Capitol, Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial serve as a backdrop for the U.S. national birthday celebration each year. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst ( USA/ )
Fireworks light the sky over the U.S. Capitol, left, the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial during Fourth of July celebrations, Thursday, July 4, 2013 in Washington. Surrounded by scaffolding, the Washington Monument is closed for repairs after an earthquake in 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ( Fourth of July )
A crowd celebrates during the finale of the Boston Pops Fourth of July Concert at the Hatch Shell in Boston, Thursday, July 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) ( Boston July Fourth )
Fireworks light up the statue of Simon Bolivar during Independence Day celebrations on July 4, 2013 in Washington, DC. Independence Day celebrates the US declaring independence from Britain in 1776. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 521148012 )
A combination photo shows Independence Day fireworks lighting the sky over the Washington Monument in Washington, July 4, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst ( USA/ )
Fourth of July US Independence Day fireworks are seen over the US Capitol and Washington Monument July 4, 2013 in Washington, DC PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images ( 521147751 )
Fireworks erupt over the skyline during the fourth of July celebrations in New York July 4, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson ( USA/ )
WEEHAWKEN, NJ - JULY 4: People watch fireworks light up the sky over New York City on July 4, 2013 in Weehawken, New Jersey. July 4th is a national holiday with the nation celebrating its 238th birthday. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images) ( 75398819 )
People take part in an Independence Day parade in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey July 4, 2013. REUTERS/Eric Thayer ( USA-JULYFOURTH/ )
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks as he and first lady Michelle Obama host a Fourth of July barbecue for military heroes and their families on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2013 in Washington, DC. The president and first lady are hosting members of the military and their families in commemoration of Independence Day. (Photo by Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images) ( 172812458 )
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama work a rope line at a Fourth of July barbecue for military heroes and their families they are hosting on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2013 in Washington, DC. The president and first lady are hosting members of the military and their families in commemoration of Independence Day. (Photo by Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images) ( 172812452 )
Bobby King shares a laugh with a friend, Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Thompson Park in Longmont. (Matthew Jonas/Times-Call) ( _DSC2735 )
CHICAGO, IL - JULY 4: Joey Svec walks in a 4th of July Parade on the field before the game between the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles on July 4, 2013 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images) ( 172623592 )
Flags mark the empty lots where beach cottages used to be in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York on Thursday, July 4, 2013. More than 110 homes were destroyed by fire in Breezy Point last October caused by Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) ( Fourth of July )
Parade participants carry a large U.S. flag during the Los Angeles neighborhood of Westchester's 14th annual Fourth of July Parade in Los Angeles, California, July 4, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn ( USA/ )
DENVER, CO - JULY 4: History buff Dalton Bury, 5, dressed as Comte de Rochambeau, a French General who assisted George Washington, leads a group of friends from the Montview Community Preschool and Kindergarten as the fourth annual Park Hill 4th of July Parade winds its way down 23rd Avenue, complete with marching bands, neighborhood sponsored floats, bikes and classic cars. (Photo By Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post) ( CD03FEATURE_KO24568 )
A man with the American flag painted on his face poses for a portrait as he celebrates the Fourth of July Independence Day celebrations in Prescott, Arizona July 4, 2013. REUTERS/Joshua Lott ( USA/ )
The Walker family of Lafayette, La. relaxes while waiting for the start of the Boston Pops Fourth of July Concert at the Hatch Shell in Boston, Thursday, July 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) ( Boston July Fourth )
Decked out from head to toe in patriotism, Remi Schaber (left), 9, and her brother Chase, 11, don spandex suits for the Cordova Independence Day Parade Thursday morning at the Cordova Community Center in Cordova, Tenn. Thursday, July 4, 2013. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Jim Weber) ( Fourth of July )
Tinika Raasheeda wears patriotic glasses as she sings along with Lee England, Jr. at the Essence Festival's Family reunion day at Woldenberg Park Thursday, July 4, 2013. The Essence Festival embraced the Fourth of July holiday with free live music and family-style barbecue on the bank of the Mississippi River. It was the first time the festival hosted an outdoor event geared for families with stages set up along the riverfront and free performances. (AP Photo/The Advocate, John McCusker) ( Music Essence Fest )
An American flag flying at Uptown Station shopping center is reflected in rain drops on Thursday, July 4, 2013 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily News, Nick Tomecek) ( July Fourth )
Daniel Webb of Farmington, dressed as a member of Dygerts Company of Sharp Shooters, shows Daniel Stinson, 6, of Northville, Mich., how to shoot his 1863 Remington Contract Rifle. Photos of Northville, Mich., Fourth of July celebration called "Four Score and Seven Independence Day Celebration at Mill Race Village on Thursday, July 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Elizabeth Conley) ( Fourth of July )
People line North State Street while watching a group of horses and their riders participate in the Annual Millville Independence Day Parade, Thursday, July 4, 2013, in Millville, Pa. (AP Photo/Bloomsburg Press Enterprise, Jimmy May) ( Fourth of July )
Robert and Gena Phillips eat fried fish, coleslaw and hushpuppies following the annual Independence Day parade on Thursday, July 4, 2013 in Micanopy, Fla. (AP Photo/The Gainesville Sun, Matt Stamey) ( Fourth of July )
Patrick Ardis, 10, gets a high-five from his friend Porter Rosenberg, 10, left, while riding in the Cordova Independence Day Parade at the Cordova Community Center in Cordova, Tenn., on Thursday, July 4, 2013. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Jim Weber) ( APTOPIX Fourth of July )
From left, Al Winter, Shannon Heberling and Kirk Kauers salute riders who presented each of the three U.S. servicemen with American flags during a ceremony held in front of the VFW, 820 Main St. during the Independence Day parade, Thursday, July 4, 2013. The honor was coordinated by the Racine chapter of the Southeastern Wisconsin Harley Owners Group. The chapter has been stopping at the VFW during the parade to give select veterans flags, folded by the American Legion Riders, for the last three years. Al Winter is a Vietnam veteran who served with the U.S. Marines and later served with the Air Force Reserve 440th wing. Heberling is a Navy chief and reservist who has presented thousands of flags during military funerals in his job as coordinator/team leader of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs' funeral military honors activities. Army veteran Kirk Kauers fought in Afghanistan and received three Purple Hearts. (AP Photo/The Journal Times, Scott Anderson ) ( Fourth of July )
People take part in an Independence Day parade in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey July 4, 2013. REUTERS/Eric Thayer ( USA-JULYFOURTH/ )
Visitors to the Statue of Liberty disembark onto Liberty Island from the first ferry to leave Manhattan, Thursday, July 4, 2013, in New York. The Statue of Liberty finally reopened on the Fourth of July months after Superstorm Sandy swamped its little island in New York Harbor as Americans across the country marked the holiday with fireworks and barbecues. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) ( APTOPIX Fourth of July )
People participate in the Danish-American Rebild Celebration in Rebild, Denmark, Thursday July 4, 2013. The Rebild organization celebrates American Independence Day each year, and Danes in American still make the trip back to the old country to participate in the festival. (AP Photo/Polfoto, Rene Schutze) ( Denmark Fourth of July )
Ila Gocke, 5, sings patriotic songs on Thursday, July 4, 2013, while attending the annual Watts Hospital-Hillandale Fourth of July celebration with her father, Matt Gocke, and mother, Dara Shain, in Durham, N.C. The annual parade was started by Alice Walker in 1950. (AP Photo/The Herald-Sun, Christine T. Nguyen) ( Fourth of July North Carolina )
U.S. soldiers attend a naturalization ceremony while celebrating Fourth of July at Bagram airbase, north of Kabul, July 4, 2013. The United States celebrates its Independence Day on July 4. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani ( AFGHANISTAN/ )
A U.S. soldier cuts into a cake during Fourth of July celebrations at the Bagram airbase, north of Kabul July 4, 2013. The United States celebrates its Independence Day on July 4. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani ( AFGHANISTAN/ )
A US soldier holds his certificate as he and others attend a naturalisation ceremony at the US base in Bagram, north of Kabul, on July 4, 2013. More than 30 US service members received their American citizenship in a naturalisation Ceremony at the Bagram airbase on July 4. The Naturalisation ceremony, held on the US Independence Day, is the final step in becoming a US citizen for these service members and recognises their sacrifice, contributions, and patriotism to the United States of America. SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images ( 521129950 )
People ride a ferry to visit the Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island during its reopening to the public in New York, July 4, 2013. Under steamy summer skies, tourists in New York flocked to ferries headed for the Statue of Liberty, re-opening with an Independence Day ceremony after closing in October as Superstorm Sandy approached. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz ( USA-JULYFOURTH/ )
A child rests during a ceremony at the Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island during its reopening to the public in New York July 4, 2013. Under steamy summer skies, tourists in New York flocked to ferries headed for the Statue of Liberty, re-opening with an Independence Day ceremony after closing in October as Superstorm Sandy approached. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz ( USA-JULYFOURTH/ )
A woman eats at a food court during the reopening of the Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island to the public in New York July 4, 2013. Under steamy summer skies, tourists in New York flocked to ferries headed for the Statue of Liberty, re-opening with an Independence Day ceremony after closing in October as Superstorm Sandy approached. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz ( USA-JULYFOURTH/ )
People attend a ceremony at the Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island during its reopening to the public in New York July 4, 2013. Under steamy summer skies, tourists in New York flocked to ferries headed for the Statue of Liberty, re-opening with an Independence Day ceremony after closing in October as Superstorm Sandy approached. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz ( USA-JULYFOURTH/ )
The 3d U.S. Infantry, traditionally known as 'The Old Guard', perform during a ceremony to reopen the Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island to the public in New York July 4, 2013. Under steamy summer skies, tourists in New York flocked to ferries headed for the Statue of Liberty, re-opening with an Independence Day ceremony after closing in October as Superstorm Sandy approached. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz ( USA-JULYFOURTH/ )
A demonstrator holds a sign with a photograph of former U.S. spy agency NSA contractor Edward Snowden and the word "HERO" during Fourth of July Independence Day celebrations in Boston, Massachusetts July 4, 2013. People across the United States gathered on Thursday for parades, picnics and fireworks at Independence Day celebrations, held under unprecedented security following the Boston Marathon bombings. Spectators waving U.S. flags and wearing red, white and blue headed for public gatherings in Boston, New York, Washington, Atlanta and other cities under the close watch of police armed with hand-held chemical detectors, radiation scanners and camera surveillance, precautions sparked by the deadly April 15 bombings. REUTERS/Brian Snyder ( USA-JULYFOURTH/ )
A woman shows her support for Bradley Manning during the Independence Day parade in Takoma Park, Maryland on July 4, 2013. Independence Day celebrates the declaration of independence from Britain in 1776. Manning who sent war logs and State Department cables to WikiLeaks, is charged with 21 offences, including aiding the enemy. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 521136845 )
A dog watches the Independence Day parade in Takoma Park, Maryland on July 4, 2013. Independence Day celebrates the declaration of independence from Britain in 1776. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 521136473 )
Joey Chestnut, center, wins the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating contest with a total of 69 hot dogs and buns, alongside Tim Janus, left, and Matt Stonie, right, Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Coney Island, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ( Hot Dog Contest )
Grace Ross giggles as her mother, Carolyn Ross, smears whipped cream on her face during the "Whipped Cream Shave" game at Kiddie Olympics, part of Independence Day festivities in Wintersmith Park in Ada, Okla., Thursday, July 4, 2013. (AP Photo/The Ada News, Richard R. Barron) ( Oklahoma Daily Life Fourth of July )
A man dressed as Uncle Sam takes part in the Independence Day parade in Takoma Park, Maryland on July 4, 2013. Independence Day celebrates the declaration of independence from Britain in 1776. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 521136371 )
Photographers take photos of people posing for pictures a the base of the Statue of Liberty, Thursday, July 4, 2013, in New York. The Statue of Liberty finally reopened on the Fourth of July months after Superstorm Sandy swamped Liberty Island in New York Harbor as Americans across the country marked the holiday with fireworks and barbecues. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) ( Fourth of July )
United States Park police swat team members stand guard at the Statue of Liberty, Thursday, July 4, 2013 at in New York. The Statue of Liberty finally reopened on the Fourth of July months after Superstorm Sandy swamped its little island in New York Harbor as Americans across the country marked the holiday with fireworks and barbecues. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) ( APTOPIX Fourth of July )
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell (C) speaks with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (L) while they attend a ceremony to reopen the Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island to the public in New York July 4, 2013. Under steamy summer skies, tourists in New York flocked to ferries headed for the Statue of Liberty, re-opening with an Independence Day ceremony after closing in October as Superstorm Sandy approached. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz ( USA-JULYFOURTH/ )
People arrive at the Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island during its reopening to the public in New York July 4, 2013. Under steamy summer skies, tourists in New York flocked to ferries headed for the Statue of Liberty, re-opening with an Independence Day ceremony after closing in October as Superstorm Sandy approached. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz ( USA-JULYFOURTH/ )
A member of the Sons of the American Revolution San Antonio Chapter carries a wreath to a Fourth of July Patriotic Ceremony at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Thursday, July 4, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ( Fourth of July )
Drum major Ricardo Rodriguez, center, and other living history members, bow for a prayer during a Fourth of July Patriotic Ceremony at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Thursday, July 4, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ( Fourth of July )
Re-enactors in period attire listen as a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company reads the United States Declaration of Independence from the balcony of the Old State House, part of Fourth of July Independence Day celebrations, in Boston, Massachusetts July 4, 2013. People across the United States gathered on Thursday for parades, picnics and fireworks at Independence Day celebrations, held under unprecedented security following the Boston Marathon bombings. Spectators waving U.S. flags and wearing red, white and blue headed for public gatherings in Boston, New York, Washington, Atlanta and other cities under the close watch of police armed with hand-held chemical detectors, radiation scanners and camera surveillance, precautions sparked by the deadly April 15 bombings. REUTERS/Brian Snyder ( USA-JULYFOURTH/ )
A United States flag casts a shadow on the ground as spectators wait for a public reading the United States Declaration of Independence, part of Fourth of July Independence Day celebrations, in Boston, Massachusetts July 4, 2013. People across the United States gathered on Thursday for parades, picnics and fireworks at Independence Day celebrations, held under unprecedented security following the Boston Marathon bombings. Spectators waving U.S. flags and wearing red, white and blue headed for public gatherings in Boston, New York, Washington, Atlanta and other cities under the close watch of police armed with hand-held chemical detectors, radiation scanners and camera surveillance, precautions sparked by the deadly April 15 bombings. REUTERS/Brian Snyder ( USA-JULYFOURTH/ )
A re-enactor in period attire takes a photograph with his mobile phone before a public reading the United States Declaration of Independence, part of Fourth of July Independence Day celebrations, in Boston, Massachusetts July 4, 2013. People across the United States gathered on Thursday for parades, picnics and fireworks at Independence Day celebrations, held under unprecedented security following the Boston Marathon bombings. Spectators waving U.S. flags and wearing red, white and blue headed for public gatherings in Boston, New York, Washington, Atlanta and other cities under the close watch of police armed with hand-held chemical detectors, radiation scanners and camera surveillance, precautions sparked by the deadly April 15 bombings. REUTERS/Brian Snyder ( USA-JULYFOURTH/ )
A member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company stands amid confetti following a reading the United States Declaration of Independence, part Fourth of July Independence Day celebrations, in Boston, Massachusetts July 4, 2013. People across the United States gathered on Thursday for parades, picnics and fireworks at Independence Day celebrations, held under unprecedented security following the Boston Marathon bombings. Spectators waving U.S. flags and wearing red, white and blue headed for public gatherings in Boston, New York, Washington, Atlanta and other cities under the close watch of police armed with hand-held chemical detectors, radiation scanners and camera surveillance, precautions sparked by the deadly April 15 bombings. REUTERS/Brian Snyder ( USA-SECURITY/FOURTH )
Richard Coleman, of Austraila, competes in the Men's Open Wheelchair Division of the 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race at Lenox Square Thursday morning in Atlanta, Ga., July 4, 2013. The 10K race is a Fourth of July tradition in Atlanta that's billed as the largest road race in the U.S. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jason Getz) ( Peachtree Road Race )
People attend a ceremony to reopen the Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island to the public in New York July 4, 2013. Under steamy summer skies, tourists in New York flocked to ferries headed for the Statue of Liberty, re-opening with an Independence Day ceremony after closing in October as Superstorm Sandy approached. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz ( USA-JULYFOURTH/ )
Moments after the start of the 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race runners fill Peachtree Road at Lenox Square Thursday morning in Atlanta, Ga., July 4, 2013. The 10K race is a Fourth of July tradition in Atlanta and is billed as the largest road race in the U.S. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jason Getz) ( Peachtree Road Race )
Volunteers hoist up the U.S. flag at the starting line before the start of the 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race at Lenox Square Thursday morning in Atlanta, Ga., July 4, 2013. The 10K race is a Fourth of July tradition in Atlanta that's billed as the largest road race in the U.S. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution,Jason Getz ) ( Peachtree Road Race )
Visitors to fhe Statue of Liberty take photos as they arrive on the first tourist ferry to leave Manhattan, Thursday, July 4, 2013, in New York. The Statue of Liberty finally reopened on the Fourth of July months after Superstorm Sandy swamped its island in New York Harbor as Americans across the country marked the holiday with fireworks and barbecues. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) ( Fourth of July )
Re-enactors march away from the Old State House following a public reading of the United States Declaration of Independence, part of July Fourth Independence Day celebrations, in Boston, Massachusetts July 4, 2013. People across the United States gathered on Thursday for parades, picnics and fireworks at Independence Day celebrations, held under unprecedented security following the Boston Marathon bombings. Spectators waving U.S. flags and wearing red, white and blue headed for public gatherings in Boston, New York, Washington, Atlanta and other cities under the close watch of police armed with hand-held chemical detectors, radiation scanners and camera surveillance, precautions sparked by the deadly April 15 bombings. REUTERS/Brian Snyder ( USA-JULYFOURTH/ )
The Haig family stands for the United States pledge of allegiance before a public reading the United States Declaration of Independence, part of Fourth of July Independence Day celebrations, in Boston, Massachusetts July 4, 2013. People across the United States gathered on Thursday for parades, picnics and fireworks at Independence Day celebrations, held under unprecedented security following the Boston Marathon bombings. Spectators waving U.S. flags and wearing red, white and blue headed for public gatherings in Boston, New York, Washington, Atlanta and other cities under the close watch of police armed with hand-held chemical detectors, radiation scanners and camera surveillance, precautions sparked by the deadly April 15 bombings. REUTERS/Brian Snyder ( USA-JULYFOURTH/ )
Fireworks explode over the Savannah River during the annual Independence Day celebration Thursday, July 4, 2013, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Savannah Morning News, Richard Burkhart) ( Fourth of July )
People watch the fireworks erupt over the Hudson River, with the skyline of New York in the background, during the Macy's Independence Day celebration in Weehawken, New Jersey, July 4, 2013. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz ( USA/ )
A pair watch over the bridge as the firework show continues over Riverside Park in West Bend , Wis. on Thursday, July 4, 2013. (AP Photo/The Daily News, John Ehlke) ( Fourth of July )
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