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People across the US braved heat and heavy rain to take part in Fourth of July activities on Tuesday, celebrating the nation’s founding with parades, fireworks and hot dog eating contests

Main image: Amber Hess, lifts her daughter, Emorie Narvaez, during Harrisburg’s Fourth of July Food Truck Festival. Photograph: Mark Pynes/AP

Wed 5 Jul 2023 03.48 EDT Last modified on Wed 5 Jul 2023 03.59 EDT

  • People attend the traditional Independence Day parade in Washington DCShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • The US president, Joe Biden, and the first lady, Jill Biden, marked Fourth of July with an event for military and veterans’ familiesShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • A youngster attends the Fourth of July event at the White HouseShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • Biden greets guests on the South LawnShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • Ne-Yo performs at the White House Fourth of July BBQ and concertShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • Members of the public wait at the Lincoln Memorial before a firework display on the National Mall in Washington DCShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • A cyclist rides past people waiting for the start of the Independence Day fireworks in Washington DCShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • People hold their own Fourth of July parade in the Lanesville neighbourhood of Gloucester, MassachusettsShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • A woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty wrapped in caution tape attends the parade in Gloucester, MassachusettsShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • People watch the MSG Sphere fireworks show in Las VegasShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • A dressed-up dog at the Fourth of July parade in Merrimack, New HampshireShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • Amber Hess lifts her daughter, Emorie Narvaez, during Harrisburg’s Fourth of July food truck festival at River Front Park in Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • Republican presidential candidate Senator Tim Scott poses for a selfie in Merrimack, New HampshireShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks light up the sky next to the Empire State Building in New York City, as seen from Union City, New JerseyShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • A couple kiss as people watch the Macy’s fireworks in New York CityShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • People watch the fireworks in New York CityShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • People gather ahead of Nathan’s famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney IslandShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • Revelers gather at Nathan’s hot dog eating contest at Coney IslandShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • Champion Joey Chestnut competes in hot dog eating competitionShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • People watch fireworks at Miami Beach, Florida. The Fourth of July and Independence Day have been a federal holiday in the US since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations dates back to the 18th century and to the American RevolutionShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • Maddie Miller, of Tampa, Florida, raises her head during the Key lime pie eating championship in Key West. The gooey competition, whose entrants are forbidden to use their hands, has become a subtropical alternative to Nathan’s Fourth of July hot dog eating contestShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • Residents participate in the annual Independence Day parade in Southport, North Carolina. The first recorded Independence Day celebration in Southport was in 1795Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • People watch the Fourth of July fireworks in San Francisco, CaliforniaShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
  • A man carrying a US flag leads a local Fourth of July parade in the Lanesville, Gloucester, MassachusettsShare on Facebook Share on Twitter
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