Global Courant
Independence Day, popularly referred to as July 4, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence, which was ratified by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America. From 1776 to the present, the 4th of July has been celebrated as the birth of American independence, with festivities including fireworks, parades, and concerts.
Dressed as Uncle Sam, Robert Sternberg dances with the crowd as the band Flashback Heart Attack performs Saturday at Bolsa Chica State Beach in Huntington Beach.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Vice President Kamala Harris visits LA Fire Department Station 39 in Van Nuys to express his appreciation on July 4.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
An equestrian group makes its way past the crowds along Main Street for the Huntington Beach holiday parade. Thousands gathered in the coastal community for the annual event.
(Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
Geham Izmirian, dressed as Uncle Sam, walks down Main Street for the Huntington Beach Independence Day Parade.
(Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
Tustin’s Mike and Amber Perez and dogs Ziggy and Taz relax in Huntington Beach in their 1970s VW bus to escape the backcountry heat wave over the holiday weekend.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Cyclists ride flagged bikes on Main Street before the start of the Huntington Beach parade.
(Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
People gather near the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, ahead of a fireworks display.
(Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times)
Fireworks can be seen over the National Mall with views of the Lincoln Monument, the Washington Monument, and the US Capitol Building.
(Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times)
Huntington Beach’s Ayesha Latif relaxes under the pier after the Huntington Parade and before the fireworks display.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
A couple wade into the surf to get a closer look at the fireworks over the ocean at the pier in Huntington Beach.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
