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Photos of spectacular fireworks light up American skies on the Fourth of July

Jul 5, 2025, 1:38 AM

Fireworks light up the sky above the Brooklyn Bridge during the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks sho...

Fireworks light up the sky above the Brooklyn Bridge during the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks show on Friday, July 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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(AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Fourth of July is about all things American: parades, cookouts, cold beer and of course, fireworks.

Those pyrotechnics remain at the center of Independence Day, a holiday 247 years in the making. Massive fireworks lit up the skyline of multiple American cities, marking festivities across the country.

Despite widespread education efforts, thousands of Americans are badly injured by fireworks each year. Still, consumer sales of fireworks have rapidly grown over the past two decades.

Statistics from the American Pyrotechnics Association show that in 2000, American consumers spent $407 million on fireworks. By 2024, that figure rose to $2.2 billion.

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Photos of spectacular fireworks light up American skies on the Fourth of July