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Saturday, 5 July, 2003, 00:51 GMT 01:51 UK
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In pictures: US Independence Day
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Fireworks lit the sky as Americans celebrated 227 years of the country's independence.
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Colourful parades were held all over the country...
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...with traditional Elvis Presley impersonators...
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...and cheerleaders performing for cheering crowds.
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New York staged its famous annual Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest.
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President George W Bush used the occasion to praise US troops at home and abroad.
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US soldiers from the 4th Battalion 64th Armor Combat Team celebrated on the beach.
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Anti-war campaigners held rallies against US involvement in Iraq.
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For some all the festivities were just too much to take in a single day.
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SEE ALSO:
Sombre celebrations for US Iraq troops
04 Jul 03 | Middle East
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