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US marks Independence Day with fireworks, revelry
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-07-05 11:10 NEW YORK - Americans across the country mixed patriotism and plain old good fun to mark Independence Day on Friday, with solemn ceremony alternating with parades, fireworks and hot-dog-eating hijinks.
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered to watch the nation's largest fireworks display along New York's East River, moved south this year so onlookers would get a better view of the city skyline. This year's show, broadcast on NBC, included new nautical fireworks that float on the water. Other new shells went through multiple transformations after they launched, providing four different effects. |
