Each year on July 4, Americans get together to celebrate the country's Independence Day. This year, dazzling pyrotechnics were centered on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC on July 4, 2019. /VCG Photo

Hundreds of thousands of people in Manhattan and Brooklyn were stunned Thursday night as Macy’s launched 70,000 shells over the East River in its 43rd annual fireworks display in New York City. /VCG Photo

Macy's fireworks show is the country's largest Independence Day fireworks display, and has become a major attraction for millions of spectators on site and more in front of TV since its inauguration in 1976. /VCG Photo

Multiple firework shows lit up Californian skies in different locations, such as downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood, the Dodgers Stadium, beaches and parks. /VCG Photo