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Skies Light Up As Fireworks Mark Nation's Birthday


The New York City skyline is seen in the distance as fireworks explode over the Hudson River during the Macy's fireworks display on July 4, 2009, in Weehawken, N.J.
Source: Yana Paskova/Getty Images

Fireworks lit the night sky above New York with a kaleidoscope of colors shooting 1,000 feet into the air on an Independence Day that began with the Statue of Liberty's crown opening to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

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