AP
Fireworks explode over, from left, the Capitol, the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial July 4, 2005, as boaters watch from the Potomac River in Washington.
New York City
AP
Fireworks explode over the Manhattan skyline in this photograph taken from the 70th floor, Top of the Rock observation deck at Rockefeller Center in New York July 4, 2005. More than 36,000 shells burst at the 30-minute-long 29th annual Macy's 4th of July Fireworks show. The renovated observation deck will open to the public in the fall of 2005. Building at right is the Empire State Building.
Indiana
AP/The Republic
Fireworks light up the cornfields of Columbus, Ind., during the QMIX Musical Fireworks show July 1, 2005.
Florida
AP
Tony Stewart celebrates his win in Victory Lane, lower right, as fireworks explode in the background after the NASCAR Pepsi 400 July 2, 2005, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.
South Dakota
AP/Rapid City Journal
Fireworks explode over the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, S.D., during the annual Independence Day celebration July 3, 2005.
Colorado
AP/Vail Daily
Spectators watch the fireworks display July 3, 2005, at Nottingham Lake in Avon, Colo.
Maryland
AP
Fireworks burst over the Maryland State Capitol, left, and St. Anne's Church, right, in celebration of the Fourth of July in Annapolis, Md.,July 4, 2005.
North Carolina
AP/New Bern Sun Journal
Thousands of people crowd into Union Point Park in downtown New Bern, N.C., to watch fireworks at the annual Fourth of July celebration July 4, 2005.
Pennsylvania
AP/Bloomsburg Press Enterprise
Fireworks explode near the dome of Bloomsburg University's Carver Hall July 4, 2005, in Bloomsburg, Pa.
Alabama
AP/Tuscaloosa News
People watch fireworks, reflected off the front glass of the Tuscaloosa News building, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., July 4, 2005.
Massachusetts
AP
Fireworks explode over the Charles River and the Boston skyline July 4, 2005.
Missouri
AP/The Kansas City Star
Fireworks light up the sky above Kaufman Stadium following a game between the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners in Kansas City, Mo., July 4, 2005.
Louisiana
AP/The Times
Fireworks expode over the Red River in Shreveport, La., July 4, 2005.
Pennsylvania
AP
Fourth of July fireworks, launched from barges on the Ohio River at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, explode over Pittsburgh July 4, 2005.
Arkansas
AP
Fireworks explode over the Arkansas River during the 4th of July celebrations in Little Rock, Ark., July 4, 2005.
New Mexico
AP/Alamogordo Daily News
Thousands of Alamogordo residents enjoyed the annual fireworks display set off at the New Mexico Museum of Space History July 4, 2005, in Alamogordo, N.M.
Kansas
AP/Hays Daily News
Michael Kelly and Samantha Woods share a blanket during fireworks July 4, 2005, in Hays, Kan.
Kentucky
AP/The Advocate-Messenger
Locals enjoy fireworks at the Boyle County Fairgrounds July 4, 2005, during Independence Day celebrations near Danville, Ky.
California
AP/Monterey County Herald
Fireworks explode above Del Monte Beach in Monterey, Calif., July 4, 2005.
Texas
AP/Longview News-Journal
Larry Hagler leans over a pier as as he watches fireworks July 4, 2005, in Gladewater, Texas.
