USA Celebrates its 238th Independence Day Thursday July 4,2013

Fourth of July Independence Day fireworks are seen over the Washington Monument, July 4, 2013 in Washington, DC.

People watch fireworks light up the sky over New York City on July 4, 2013 in Weehawken, New Jersey.

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

Fireworks light up the Empire State Building along the Manhattan skyline 

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

A U.S. flag, in the shape of the country, is unfurled in the outfield before a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Milwaukee Brewers at Nationals Park on Thursday, July 4, 2013, in Washington

Lightning flashes during Independence Day fireworks as viewed atop Mt. Washington on Grandview Ave. in Pittsburgh, Thursday, July 4, 2013