1. America celebrates the Fourth of July

2. People watch the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks in New York City, U.S., July 4, 2023. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

3. Boys on bikes lead residents' local Fourth of July Parade in the Lanesville neighborhood of Gloucester, Massachusetts, July 4.     REUTERS/Brian Snyder

4. People watch the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks in New York City, July 4. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

5. Local residents, including a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty wrapped in caution tape, hold their own Fourth of July Parade in the Lanesville neighborhood of Gloucester, Massachusetts, July 4.     REUTERS/Brian Snyder

6. A girl waves in the rain next to a sign at the Fourth of July Parade in Merrimack, New Hampshire, July 4.     REUTERS/Brian Snyder

7. A dressed-up dog stands before the start of the Fourth of July Parade in Merrimack, New Hampshire, July 4.     REUTERS/Brian Snyder

8. People watch the Fourth of July Parade in the rain in Merrimack, New Hampshire, July 4.     REUTERS/Brian Snyder

9. World Champion Joey Chestnut competes in the 2023 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in New York City, July 4. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

10. Levi Gale, 5, waves a U.S. flag as children approach to pet his miniature horse Lady Bug during the Fourth of July Independence Day parade in Texas City, Texas, July 4. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

11. A member of the Tutu Live Krewe, a women's adult marching nonprofit group, takes part in the Fourth of July Independence Day parade procession in Texas City, Texas, July 4. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

12. A man waits for the start of the 2023 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in New York City, July 4. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

13. People watch the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks in New York City, July 4. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

14. People watch the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks in New York City, July 4. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

15. A man carrying a U.S. flag leads a local Fourth of July Parade in the Lanesville neighborhood of Gloucester, Massachusetts, July 4.     REUTERS/Brian Snyder

16. Local residents hold their own Fourth of July Parade in the Lanesville neighborhood of Gloucester, Massachusetts, July 4. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

17. Local residents hold their own Fourth of July Parade in the Lanesville neighborhood of Gloucester, Massachusetts, July 4.     REUTERS/Brian Snyder

18. Crowds head to the subway after the fireworks as people celebrate U.S. Independence Day in New York City, July 4. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

19. People watch the annual Independence Day fireworks celebration on the National Mall in Washington, July 4. REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden

20. People gather at the Lincoln Memorial ahead of the annual Independence Day fireworks celebration on the National Mall in Washington, July 4. REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden

21. Water jets are propelled from a boat in the colours of the U.S. flag ahead of the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks while celebrating U.S. Independence Day in New York City, July 4. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

22. Batala, an all-female Afro-Brazilian percussion group, performs during an Independence Day parade in Barracks Row on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 4. REUTERS/Ana Rose Layden

23. People watch an Independence Day parade in Barracks Row on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 4. REUTERS/Ana Rose Layden

24. A man waits for the start of the 2023 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in New York City, July 4. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

25. The Macy's Fourth of July fireworks explode in New York City, July 4. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon