The Fourth of July

Mitt Romney Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, participates in the Fourth of July Parade in Wolfeboro, N.H., Wednesday, July 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Ella Harmon Brilynn Cole, 3, joins the parade of bikes, wagons and scooters decorated for the annual Riverside Citizens Association 4th of July Pancake Breakfast and Children's Parade in Central Riverside Park in Wichita, Kan., Wednesday, July 4, 2012. MAGS OUT AND TV OUT(AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Mike Hutmacher)
Ella Harmon Seven-month old Ella Harmon is fitted with stars for her eyes for the parade of bikes, wagons and scooters decorated for the annual Riverside Citizens Association 4th of July Pancake Breakfast and Children's Parade in Central Riverside Park in Wichita, Kan., Wednesday, July 4, 2012. MAGS OUT AND TV OUT(AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Mike Hutmacher)
APTOPIX Fourth of July Fireworks Fourth of July fireworks are set off on Lake Winnipesaukee, Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Alton Bay, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
Fourth of July Fireworks Fourth of July fireworks are set off on Lake Winnipesaukee, Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Alton Bay, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
Fourth of July Fireworks Fourth of July fireworks are set off on Lake Winnipesaukee, Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Alton Bay, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
Javier Fernandez, Deanna Wetmore Javier Fernandez, left, and Deanna Wetmore hold a rope as they help a crew flying a hot air balloon draped with the colors of the U.S. flag at Stevens Institute of Technology, Tuesday, July 3, 2012, in Hoboken, N.J. The balloon, which is part of the Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning held at the end of of July at Solberg Airport in Readington, N.J., flew in honor of the Fourth of July holiday. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
APTOPIX Fourth of July Fireworks Fireworks streak across the sky near the full moon during a Fourth of July celebration in Kansas City, Kan. Tuesday, July 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Fourth of July Fireworks Fireworks light up the sky against a full moon during a Fourth of July celebration in Kansas City, Kan., Tuesday, July 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas Daily Life Fireworks streak across a full moon during a Fourth of July celebration in Kansas City, Kan. Tuesday, July 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Cole Danzker Epstein Cole Danzker Epstein, 7, of Hoboken, does a cartwheel on the athletic field at Stevens Institute of Technology, where a large hot air balloon draped with the colors of the U.S. flag was displayed, Tuesday, July 3, 2012, in Hoboken, N.J. The balloon, which is part of the Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning held at the end of of July at Solberg Airport in Readington, N.J., flew in honor of the Fourth of July holiday. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Fourth of July Fireworks Spectators wait for a fireworks display to begin at a Fourth of July celebration in Kansas City, Kan. Tuesday, July 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Ella Harmon Josh Jonker, 5, readies his ride for the parade of bikes, wagons and scooters decorated for the annual Riverside Citizens Association 4th of July Pancake Breakfast and Children's Parade in Central Riverside Park in Wichita, Kan., Wednesday, July 4, 2012. MAGS OUT AND TV OUT(AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Mike Hutmacher)
Sophie Katz Sophie Katz, 4, of Hoboken, runs on the athletic field at Stevens Institute of Technology, where a large hot air balloon draped with the colors of the U.S. flag was being deflated, Tuesday, July 3, 2012, in Hoboken, N.J. The balloon, which is part of the Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning held at the end of of July at Solberg Airport in Readington, N.J., flew over the athletic field in honor of the Fourth of July holiday. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Boston Pops The Boston Pops Orchestra performs during rehearsal for their Fourth of July concert at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
New Jersey Independence Day Fireworks Banners with the United States flag colors wave as fireworks burst in the air during the Fourth of July Independence Day show at State Fair Meadowlands, Tuesday, July 3, 2012, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New Jersey Independence Day Fireworks A United States flag waves next to carnival rides as fireworks burst in the air during the Fourth of July Independence Day show at State Fair Meadowlands, Tuesday, July 3, 2012, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Hudson performs during the Boston Pops Fourth of July concert rehearsal at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Keith Lockhart Keith Lockhart conducts during the Boston Pops Fourth of July concert rehearsal at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Kaye Tuckerman Kaye Tuckerman performs during the Boston Pops Fourth of July concert rehearsal at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Independence Day Boston Pops Maryann Rollins, of Bolton, waits for the start of the Boston Pops Fourth of July concert rehearsal at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Kaye Tuckerman, Jennifer Swiderski, Mary Callanan Kaye Tuckerman, center, performs with Jennifer Swiderski, left, and Mary Callanan during the Boston Pops Fourth of July concert rehearsal at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Al Barr, Ken Casey, James Lynch Dropkick Murphys, from left, Al Barr, Ken Casey and James Lynch, perform for a sound check before the Boston Pops Fourth of July concert rehearsal at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Vinnie Pestano Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Vinnie Pestano wears red, white and blue novelty glasses during an interview before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels Wednesday, July 4, 2012, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
Despite the heat, many gathered on the National Mall to see the fireworks above the Washington Monument. (WTOP/Laurie Cantillo)
The Chesapeake Orchestra and fireworks at National Harbor. (WTOP/Hillary Howard)
Fourth of July Fireworks Fireworks light the sky over Washington and the U.S. Capitol, left, Washington Monument, and Lincoln Memorial, on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Fourth of July Fireworks Fireworks light the sky over the U.S. Capitol, left, Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Wednesday, July 4, 2012, as seen from Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Fourth of July Fireworks Fireworks light the sky over the U.S. Capitol, left, Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Wednesday, July 4, 2012, as seen from Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Fourth of July Members of the Native Sons of the Golden West carry a large American flag during the annual Fourth of July parade Wednesday, July 4, 2012 in Sausalito, Calif. The group was founded in 1875 and has preserved many of the landmarks of California's pioneer days, purchasing and rehabilitating them and then donating them to the State or local governments. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Fourth of July A pair of Miniature Schnauzers named Baron and Caesar ride in a wagon pulled by City Council member Herb Weiner during the annual Fourth of July parade Wednesday, July 4, 2012 in Sausalito, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Fourth of July Tony Ure, left, decorates his 1928 Bugatti as Beth Parker, right, looks on before driving it in the annual Fourth of July parade on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 in Sausalito, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Fourth of July Margaret White, 5, waves from her porch as floats and marchers assemble for the start of the annual Fourth of July parade Wednesday, July 4, 2012 in Sausalito, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Fourth of July Rommel, a five-year-old golden retriever, left, is decked out with flags as he meets another golden retriever with a patriotic neck band before a Fourth of July parade in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, July 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
A woman takes video with her iPad at the National Mall. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
Fourth of July Gordon Severance, from left, Nate Eschbach, Julia Eschbach and John Kenton Thompson, of the Freedom chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, march with the colors during the annual Fourth of July Parade at Market Street Wednesday, July 4, 2012, in The Woodlands, Texas. MANDATORY CREDIT(AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Brett Coomer)
Fourth of July Korean War veteran Ducky Drake salutes as he rides in the annual Fourth of July Parade at Market Street Wednesday, July 4, 2012, in The Woodlands, Texas. MANDATORY CREDIT(AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Brett Coomer)
Fourth Of July Children compete in a sack race at Lincoln Park in Valparaiso, Fla. during a Independence Day celebration, Wednesday July 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily News, Nick Tomecek)
Wayne Matthew Wayne Matthew holds a rope as he helps a crew raising a hot air balloon shaped like the U.S. flag at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J. on Tuesday, July 3, 2012. In an era when everything from health care policy to immigration divides us more than it unites us, when the Internet allows us to tear apart our fellow Americans' virtual throats from the comfort of our keyboards, what does a holiday like Independence Day mean? (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Celebrating Independence Day A United States flag blows in the wind near the Illinois Vietnam Memorial Tuesday, July 3, 2012, in Springfield, Ill. In an era when everything from health care policy to immigration divides us more than it unites us, when the Internet allows us to tear apart our fellow Americans' virtual throats from the comfort of our keyboards, what does a holiday like Independence Day mean? (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
Presidents Jefferson and Adams, and Ben Franklin, read the Declaration of Independence July 4th. (WTOP/Hank Silverberg)
Two spectators at the National Archives when the Declaration of Independence was read. (WTOP/Hank Silverberg)
The U.S. Army Old Guard performs in front of the National archives where the Declaration of Independence was read. (WTOP/Silverberg)
Ella Harmon Kathy Xenos with Chris Cakes flips hotcakes to customers during the annual Riverside Citizens Association 4th of July Pancake Breakfast and Children's Parade in Central Riverside Park in Wichita, Kan., Wednesday, July 4, 2012. MAGS OUT AND TV OUT(AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Mike Hutmacher)
Matt Bowman Marine Cpl. Matt Bowman of Lafayette, Ind., makes a rubbing of a name at the 9/11 Memorial in New York, Wednesday, July 4, 2012. Bowman was visiting the memorial with other wounded veterans as a part of a trip organized by the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which is helping to build accessible homes for wounded veterans. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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