The United States declared its independence in 1776
Fireworks illuminate the sky over the U.S. Capitol building and the
Washington Monument during Fourth of July celebrations, on Friday, July
4, 2014, in Washington
The country's largest July 4th fireworks display even has pyrotechnics shooting off the Brooklyn Bridge
Fireworks explode over the East River with the Manhattan skyline and
Brooklyn bridge in the background as part of the 38th Annual Macy's
Fourth of July fireworks
The World Trade Center spire lit for first time in Red, White, &
Blue for 4th of July fireworks NYC. The building is 1776 feet tall and
is the tallest in the Western hemisphere
More than one million people are estimated to have lined the banks of
the East River, which separates Manhattan from Brooklyn and Queens, to
watch the fireworks show
US President Barack Obama greets veterans and their families, as well as
White House staff, at an Independence Day barbecue on the South Lawn of
the White House
Spectators wave flags during a concert at the Hatch Shell on the
Esplanade in Boston, Thursday, July 3, 2014. The annual Boston Pops
Fourth of July concert was moved up a day because Hurricane Arthur
Millions of Americans came out in force to celebrate Independence Day - and even a hurricane couldn't stop them.
Hurricane
Arthur, the first storm of the Atlantic hurricane season moved away
from New York and towards New England Friday as it was downgraded from
Category II to a Category I, and most people on large cities along the
seaboard refused to let the storm dampen their Independence Day
enthusiasm.
The
hurricane, initially forecast to drench New York, fizzled out before it
ever got going. The showers were predicted to last until at least 9pm,
but never amounted to more than a drizzle.
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