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Contestants take part in an Abraham Lincoln look-alike contest on the 150th anniversary of the historic Battle of Gettysburg, July 3, 2013 in Gettysburg, Penn.
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U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Ed Tennison kisses his wife Denise as the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower returns to Norfolk Naval Station, Va., July 3, 2013.
See more: Patriotism on display for July 4Credit: Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot/AP
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Egyptian people wave the national flag as army helicopters fly above Egypt's landmark Tahrir square, July 4, 2013.
See more: Political upheaval in EgyptCredit: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images
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A make shift memorial and a sign reading "Heroes" is displayed outside of Station 7 on July 1, 2013 in Prescott, Arizona. 19 firefighters based out of Station 7 died battling a fast-moving wildfire near Yarnell, Ariz. on Sunday. Station 7 has been the home of the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew since 2010.
See more: Fallen firefighters rememberedCredit: Christian Petersen/Getty Images
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U.S. President Barack Obama demonstrates "the Soccket Ball," which uses kinetic energy to provide power to charge a cell phone or power a light, during an event at the Ubungo power plant to promote energy innovation in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, July 2, 2013.
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New York City Police Academy cadets celebrate after their graduation ceremony at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, July 2, 2013.
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South African children play in a public park in the Soweto township on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, July 1, 2013.
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A giraffe calf, born June 21, roams with adults at Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill., July 2, 2013.
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A family drives by Tahrir Square, the day after former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, the country's first democratically elected president, was ousted from power, July 4, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt.
See more: Egypt gets 2nd new government in 2 yearsCredit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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An elderly woman who was affected by Tuesday's earthquake sits at a temporary shelter in Blang Mancung, Aceh province, Indonesia, July 4, 2013.
The death toll from the earthquake that hit Indonesia's Aceh province earlier this week has reached 30, and police and soldiers are searching the debris for another 12 people believed missing.
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A barber shaves a customer in his temporary shop alongside a water-logged street in Kolkata, India, June 30, 2013.
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Two men share a kiss during the New York Gay Pride March, June 30, 2013. This year's parade was a particularly festive occasion, due to the recent Supreme Court Ruling that it was unconstitutional to ban gay marriage.
See more: NYC Gay Pride March celebrates court winsCredit: Andrew Burton/Getty Images
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Afghan men carry a wounded man who is a security guard at a foreign logistics company as smoke rises from the entrance gate at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, July 2, 2013. A suicide car bomb in Kabul struck a foreign logistics company supplying NATO forces, killing one person and injuring three or four others.
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Simon Gerrans of Australia, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, waits for the start of the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, July 4, 2013.
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Spectators (L-R) Megan Smyth, Jenni Drey and Michelle Davies wear tennis ball bikini tops as they wait for day tickets on day nine of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club at Wimbledon in London, July 3, 2013.
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Heavy seas are seen in Antofagasta, Chile. Waves up to seven meters high were registered in the Chilean coast, July 4, 2013.
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Independence Day fireworks are seen over the U.S. Capitol and National Monument in Washington, D.C., July 4, 2013.
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