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NEW YORK - Families sat down to picnics, attended parades, and crowded parks and rooftops to watch fireworks as the nation celebrated its 230th birthday.
More than 120,000 bursts of color, light and pyrotechnics filled the darkness as The New York Pops regaled crowds with a soundtrack of patriotic standards and original music charting America's evolution.See the full content of this document
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Nation Celebrates Fourth with Parades, Fireworks
"I never miss it. It's a tradition," said Rafael Perez, 21, one of tens of thousands of people who mobbed the South Str...
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