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In pictures: US Fourth of July Independence Day celebrations

News imageGetty Images People in historical dress are pictured with bayonette weapons on lawn in front of historical estateGetty Images
Historical re-enactor Dean Malissa, dressed as George Washington, inspects troops at the Mount Vernon estate in Virginia
News imageGetty Images Girl pictured in profile on a horse, wearing a cowboy hat and carrying an American flagGetty Images
Kaitlyn Tarnowski, 14, carries an American flag at the 168th annual Fourth of July parade celebration in Round Top, Texas
News imageEPA Joey Chestnut strains to fit hot dog in mouth in close-up photographEPA
Champion eater Joey Chestnut took home the coveted "Mustard Belt" for the 11th time after eating a record 74 hot dogs in Comey Island contest
News imageAFP A dog is pictured in a trailer wearing an American flag garment and a small patriotic striped hatAFP
Daisy, a three-year-old Dachshund Terrier, dressed patriotically at a parade in San Gabriel, California
News imageGetty Images Children and adults pictured playing in spraying water by a truck in the sunshineGetty Images
Revellers gathered at the Harper Street Parade in Newberry, South Carolina, cool off using water sprayed from local fire truck
News imageEPA A girl in a parade smiles wile wearing stars and stripes headbandEPA
Parades were held in towns and cities across the United States including in Avondale Estates, in Georgia
News imageEPA Little Miss fourth of July and Miss Fourth of July wave from their parade float in Bristol, Rhode IslandEPA
Little Miss fourth of July Addison Abate (left) and Miss Fourth of July Jade Ramos wave from a float in Bristol, Rhode Island after being crowned last month
News imageGetty Images A man is pictured playing the trombone in front of US Archives building, adorned in hanging flagsGetty Images
Musician Travis Gardner performs along the National Independence Day Parade route in Washington DC
News imageGetty Images A couple, dressed in US flag colours, kiss on a blanket on the grassGetty Images
A couple kiss while waiting for Macy's Fourth of July fireworks in Hunter Point Park in New York
News imageGetty Images US President and First Lady have hand on hearts listening to national anthem on White House balconyGetty Images
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania listen to the national anthem on the White House South Lawn
News imageGetty Images Fireworks pictured exploding in bright streaks behind US Capitol and Washington MonumentGetty Images
The Independence Day 'A Capitol Fourth' firework display lights up the sky in Washington DC
News imageChina News Service via Getty Fireworks pictured next to statue of liberty and New York skylineChina News Service via Getty
Almost three million people were expected to attend the annual Macy's firework display in New York, which was televised