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Independence Day

A crowd watches an illuminated bandshell decorated with red and blue stars while confetti falls in the air.
It’s ironic that we play the ‘1812 Overture’ at Fourth of July celebrations
Fourth of July fireworks over San Diego, 2014
Culture
Why did we start using fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July?
Kumar
Arts, Culture & Media
Watch an immigrant’s take on the most American of holidays
The Nature and Art of Fireworks
Arts, Culture & Media
Red, white, black and blue: Patrik Henry Bass on July 4’s multiple meanings