Photos: America celebrates the Fourth of July

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Photos: America celebrates the Fourth of July

See the parades, concerts and other festivities taking place across the nation on the July the 4th holiday.

Fireworks are seen from the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall July 4, 2014 in Washington, DC. The United States celebrated its 1776 declaration of independence from colonial England. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks are seen from the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall July 4, 2014 in Washington, DC. The United States celebrated its 1776 declaration of independence from colonial England. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks are seen from the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall July 4, 2014 in Washington, DC. The United States celebrated its 1776 declaration of independence from colonial England. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

MIAMI, FL - JULY 04: Spectators watch a 4th of July fireworks display over downtown Miami from Watson Island on July 4, 2014 in Miami, Florida.The United States marks 238 years as an independent nation as it celebrates the national holiday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Fireworks burst out over the US Capitol and the Washington Monument during Independence Day celebrations in Washington on July 4, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

MIAMI, FL - JULY 04: Spectators watch a 4th of July fireworks display over downtown Miami from Watson Island on July 4, 2014 in Miami, Florida.The United States marks 238 years as an independent nation as it celebrates the national holiday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The evening ended with Centennial Olympic Park’s Fireworks Spectacular, Atlanta’s best fireworks display synchronized to a special selection of patriotic and popular music.

Fireworks burst out over the US Capitol and the Washington Monument during Independence Day celebrations in Washington on July 4, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

The evening ended with Centennial Olympic Park’s Fireworks Spectacular, Atlanta’s best fireworks display synchronized to a special selection of patriotic and popular music.

The evening ended with Centennial Olympic Park’s Fireworks Spectacular, Atlanta’s best fireworks display synchronized to a special selection of patriotic and popular music.

Thousands of people flocked to Centennial Olympic Park Friday night for Georgia Salutes America and to see the south's biggest fireworks display to celebrate the 4th of July.

Lake Worth's annual 4th of July Great American Raft Race was held Friday on the Intracoastal Waterway

Lake Worth's annual 4th of July Great American Raft Race was held Friday on the Intracoastal Waterway

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 04: Singer Jason Derulo performs On ABC's "Good Morning America" at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on July 4, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)

Here are some more photos from the July 4th celebration at Centennial Olympic Park.

Ruby Martinez as the Statue of Liberty rides on the Guatemalan Maya Center’s float in the parade to the Intracoastal Waterway before Lake Worth’s Great American Raft Race on July 4, 2014.

From left, Kallie Nemunaitis (cq), Ben Rothenberg and Matthew Yee (cq) pose for a photo with Uncle Sam (Adam Trujillo) at the Circuit of the Americas on Friday, July 4, 2014. The annual Fourth of July fireworks are being held at COTA this year due to construction on Auditorium Shores. DEBORAH CANNON / AMERICAN-STATESMAN

Crowds gather at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta to watch a concert before the fireworks begin on Friday, July 4, 2014.

Golf carts and classic cars cross the River Plantation bridge as the Onion Creek neighborhood celebrates its re-opening in conjunction with the annual Bill Stagner Memorial Parade on July 4, 2014. The River Plantation bridge was heavily damaged in the flood of Halloween 2013 that also affected more than 170 Onion Creek homes. (Tamir Kalifa for American-Statesman)

Raina Barba, 3, and her family wait for the start of the Bill Stagner Memorial Parade through the Onion Creek neighborhood on July 4, 2014. The parade was held in conjunction with a ceremony marking the re-opening of the River Plantation Bridge, which was heavily damaged in the flood of Halloween 2013 that also affected more than 170 Onion Creek homes. (Tamir Kalifa for American-Statesman)

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Fireworks are seen from the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall July 4, 2014 in Washington, DC. The United States celebrated its 1776 declaration of independence from colonial England. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

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