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Fireworks light up the sky in Arlington, Virginia.
Fireworks light up the sky in Arlington, Virginia near the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, the Washington Memorial and the Capitol building during Independence Day celebrations in 2005.
Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
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Fireworks light up the sky in Arlington, Virginia.
Fireworks light up the sky in Arlington, Virginia near the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, the Washington Memorial and the Capitol building during Independence Day celebrations in 2005.
Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images