The hamburgers aren't the only things sizzling this Fourth of July: Millions are under heat warnings as Americans traveled to toast their nation's birth.
Gabriella Willams, 5, waves an American Flag during the "Symphony of Stars" as part of the 2024 Vermont Symphony Orchestra Summer Festival Tour in Grafton, Vt., Wednesday, July 3, 2024.
Fireworks — a staple for the holiday — were expected to reach an all-time high with an untold number of backyard displays in addition to 16,000 professional shows lighting up the horizon from sea to shining sea. On the much of the West Coast, residents were advised to take precautions to avoid overheating on the holiday.
Plenty of barbecue, desserts, cold drinks and the Stars and Stripes were on tap from Maine to Hawaii. But Americans were also celebrating in other ways unique to their communities.
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