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Fourth of July marked in the US – in pictures
People across the US braved heat and heavy rain to take part in Fourth of July activities on Tuesday, celebrating the nation’s founding with parades, fireworks and hot dog eating contests
Main image: Amber Hess, lifts her daughter, Emorie Narvaez, during Harrisburg’s Fourth of July Food Truck Festival. Photograph: Mark Pynes/APWed 5 Jul 2023 03.48 EDT Last modified on Wed 5 Jul 2023 03.59 EDT
People attend the traditional Independence Day parade in Washington DC Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe US president, Joe Biden, and the first lady, Jill Biden, marked Fourth of July with an event for military and veterans’ families Photograph: Shutterstock
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA youngster attends the Fourth of July event at the White House Photograph: Ting Shen/UPI/Shutterstock
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterBiden greets guests on the South Lawn Photograph: Shutterstock
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterNe-Yo performs at the White House Fourth of July BBQ and concert Photograph: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterMembers of the public wait at the Lincoln Memorial before a firework display on the National Mall in Washington DC Photograph: Nathan Howard/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA cyclist rides past people waiting for the start of the Independence Day fireworks in Washington DC Photograph: Nathan Howard/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPeople hold their own Fourth of July parade in the Lanesville neighbourhood of Gloucester, Massachusetts Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty wrapped in caution tape attends the parade in Gloucester, Massachusetts Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPeople watch the MSG Sphere fireworks show in Las Vegas Photograph: James Schaeffer/AP
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA dressed-up dog at the Fourth of July parade in Merrimack, New Hampshire Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAmber Hess lifts her daughter, Emorie Narvaez, during Harrisburg’s Fourth of July food truck festival at River Front Park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Photograph: Mark Pynes/AP
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterRepublican presidential candidate Senator Tim Scott poses for a selfie in Merrimack, New Hampshire Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterMacy’s Fourth of July fireworks light up the sky next to the Empire State Building in New York City, as seen from Union City, New Jersey Photograph: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA couple kiss as people watch the Macy’s fireworks in New York City Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPeople watch the fireworks in New York City Photograph: Jeenah Moon/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPeople gather ahead of Nathan’s famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/AP
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterRevelers gather at Nathan’s hot dog eating contest at Coney Island Photograph: David ’Dee’ Delgado/UPI/Shutterstock
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterChampion Joey Chestnut competes in hot dog eating competition Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPeople watch fireworks at Miami Beach, Florida. The Fourth of July and Independence Day have been a federal holiday in the US since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations dates back to the 18th century and to the American Revolution Photograph: Cristóbal Herrera/EPA
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterMaddie Miller, of Tampa, Florida, raises her head during the Key lime pie eating championship in Key West. The gooey competition, whose entrants are forbidden to use their hands, has become a subtropical alternative to Nathan’s Fourth of July hot dog eating contest Photograph: Rob O’Neal/AP
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterResidents participate in the annual Independence Day parade in Southport, North Carolina. The first recorded Independence Day celebration in Southport was in 1795 Photograph: Allison Joyce/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPeople watch the Fourth of July fireworks in San Francisco, California Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA man carrying a US flag leads a local Fourth of July parade in the Lanesville, Gloucester, Massachusetts Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters
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