Stefani Reynolds / AFP - Getty Images Fireworks explode behind the Empire State Building lit up in Red, White, and Blue during the 47th annual Macy's 4th of July display in New York City. Stefani Reynolds / AFP - Getty Images Participants wave flags and guide floats as they march through Washington in the National Independence Day Parade. citizens wave national flags after having been sworn in at an Independence Day naturalization ceremony in Mount Vernon, Va. Celal Gunes / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images New U.S. Nathan Howard / Getty Images President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden watch the July Fourth celebrations from the White House with their family. Fans here were treated to a colorful fireworks display at the Grateful Dead’s “Fare Thee Well” concert in Chicago.īy U.S.Revellers at the Lincoln Memorial before the Independence Day fireworks display along the National Mall in Washington. Naval ships once fired cannons in a “grand salute” on Independence Day today, it’s more common for drums to mimic the explosions.

R&B, rock ’n’ roll and Tchaikovsky’s “ 1812 Overture” - complete with real cannon fire during the finale - are often heard on Independence Day. Here a crowd marks the Fourth by watching rhythm-and-blues singer Peabo Bryson perform at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. From jazz to country and classical to rock ‘n’ roll, music reflects the diversity of America’s cultural traditions. (© AP Images)Ĭoncerts are plentiful on Independence Day. This Kansas City Royals player watches fireworks after a game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

The game spread in popularity from New York to the rest of the country after the Civil War, helping to reunite the nation. (© AP Images)īaseball and Independence Day go together like hot dogs and buns. Even small towns have their own parades and fireworks, as seen here in Eagar, Arizona. The Fourth of July is a community affair, often celebrated with neighborhood pool parties, contests and barbecues. If you aren’t in the parade, you still can cheer on those who are. Anyone may join in, from marching bands to horseback riders - and little boys on tricycles in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida. (© AP Images)Īmericans love a parade, and there are probably more of them on Independence Day than any other day of the year. Americans have celebrated with fireworks since 1777, when Philadelphia marked the first anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with a display over Independence Hall. Here spectators watch fireworks from a Las Vegas hotel. (© AP Images)įourth of July parties in high-rise buildings give guests a bird’s-eye view. This woman plants flags in the ground at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, in preparation for crowds that will come to watch fireworks in front of the nearby Statue of Liberty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other from this time forward forever more.” (© AP Images)įlags fly high over celebrations at picnics and cookouts, reminding everyone of America’s national anthem, “ The Star-Spangled Banner.” In the song, the flag represents American hope and perseverance against all odds. On July 3, 1776, anticipating the Continental Congress adopting the Declaration of Independence, John Adams wrote to his wife that the day “will be celebrated, by succeeding generations, as the great anniversary festival. It is the Fourth of July - Independence Day - the birthday of the United States of America. It takes place at fairgrounds and parks, on beaches and streets, and in people’s backyards. It’s a birthday party for everyone, young and old.

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