In photos: Americans enjoy July 4 celebrations after 2020 pandemic cancelations
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Spectators watch fireworks explode during the 45th annual Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks display overlooking the Manhattan skyline at Gantry State Plaza in Long Island City in the Queens borough of New York City. Photo: Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images
Fireworks displays marking Independence Day returned with a bang across the U.S. after last year's cancelations due to the pandemic, as thousands of Americans turned out this July Fourth holiday weekend.
The big picture: Health precautions were in place at many events, though restrictions had eased at some, in a reflection of the huge COVID-19 vaccine rollout — like at a D.C. event with no social distancing, where "maskless actors dressed as George and Martha Washington" entertained maskless tourists, per the Washington Post.
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