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Fireworks explode over the Philadelphia Museum of Art during an Independence Day celebration in Philadelphia on Wednesday, July 4, 2007.
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Fireworks explode over the New York City skyline Wednesday, July 4, 2007, as seen from West New York, N.J. The 30-minute Macy's July 4th fireworks display was billed as the nation's biggest, with 40,000 fireworks. Eight barges on the East River and at the South Street Seaport set off an average of 1,300 shells per minute.
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An American flag blows in the wind as the U.S. Capitol and Washington Monument, rear left, are illuminated by fireworks, Wednesday, July 4, 2007, in Washington, D.C.
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Sebastian Sanchez, 5, of Miami cheers as a float with candy approaches during the Independence Day parade Wednesday, July 4, 2007, in Key Biscayne, Fla.
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Joey Chestnut of San Jose, Calif. holds a tray with 66 hot dogs, the number he ate in 12 minutes to win the Nathan's Famous July Fourth International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Nathan's Famous restaurant in Brooklyn's Coney Island, New York, Wednesday, July 4, 2007.
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U.S. soldiers put bottles of drinking water on tables during a ceremony to mark the annual Fourth of July celebration at the main U.S. air base in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, July 4, 2007. Around 25,000 U.S. soldiers are currently based in Afghanistan.
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Jaime Bacariza waves from a float during parade Wednesday, July 4, 2007 in Key Biscayne, Fla.
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Sarah Nunes, 7, waves the flag during a Fourth of July parade in Anchorage, Alaska, Wednesday, July 4, 2007.
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Six-time defending champion Takeru Kobayashi, left, holds up the trophy given to him by George Shea, of Nathan's Famous, after Kobayashi finished second in the Nathan's Famous July Fourth International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Nathan's Famous restaurant in Brooklyn's Coney Island, New York, Wednesday, July 4, 2007. Kobayashi was beaten by Joey Chestnut, who ate a world record 66 hot dogs.
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Lucas Boone, 9, left, and Sean Boone, 6, right, ride on a 1974 Volkswagen, during the Colony West Fourth of July parade, Wednesday, July 4, 2007, in Little Rock, Ark.
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Fireworks burst over the Rhode Island Statehouse during an Independence Day celebration Tuesday, July 3, 2007, in Providence, R.I.
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Caroline Peavy, top left and her husband David Peavy, top tight, watch a fireworks display at the Rhode Island Statehouse with their children Oscar, bottom left, 4, and Harriet, 3, during an Independence Day celebration Tuesday, July 3, 2007, in Providence, R.I.
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Fireworks burst over the Independent Man, the 11-foot gold covered, bronze statue atop the Rhode Island Statehouse, during Independence Day celebrations in Providence, R.I., Tuesday, July 3, 2007.
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Fireworks light up the night sky over Mt. Rushmore National Memorial, S.D., Tuesday, July 3, 2007, during the 10th annual Heartland of America Independence Day Celebration at the Shrine of Democracy.
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Gabriel Hernandez, 5, smiles after his father purchased these fireworks at this stand in Newark, Calif., Tuesday, July 3, 2007.
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Lucy England, 9, is seen during a Colony West Fourth of July parade, Wednesday in Little Rock, Ark.
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Jacob Wells carries the American flag during the Easy Runner Firecracker 5k run for the Fourth of July in Little Rock.
