Americans Celebrate the Fourth of July
![Audience members join arms as the Boston Pops play "God Bless America" during their Fourth of July Concert at the Hatch Shell in Boston, July 4, 2013](https://gdb.voanews.com/8ef68785-7fd1-4db2-9803-aab4e4d4942b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Audience members join arms as the Boston Pops play "God Bless America" during their Fourth of July Concert at the Hatch Shell in Boston, July 4, 2013
![Independence Day fireworks light the sky over Washington, July 4, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/20b1593b-cfcb-4439-8e1e-f94540596ff4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Independence Day fireworks light the sky over Washington, July 4, 2013.
![Fireworks light up the Empire State Building along the Manhattan skyline during Macy's 37th Annual Fourth of July fireworks show, July 4, 2013, in New York.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5957e13f-0171-440c-94b0-f98f790900d0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fireworks light up the Empire State Building along the Manhattan skyline during Macy's 37th Annual Fourth of July fireworks show, July 4, 2013, in New York.
![Matthew Usher looks up at the clouds to check for rain as he waits for a concert to start as part of the Independence Day activities, July 4, 2013, in Nashville, Tennessee.](https://gdb.voanews.com/76d31b27-16cb-4337-9df0-77c45dcfeea8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Matthew Usher looks up at the clouds to check for rain as he waits for a concert to start as part of the Independence Day activities, July 4, 2013, in Nashville, Tennessee.