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WASHINGTON - JULY 04: Onlookers wait in the shadow of The Netherlands Carillon belltower for the fireworks to begin on the National Mall from a high vantage point on July 4, 2007 in Rosslyn, Virginia. The fireworks display illuminates the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and the US Capitol Building. (Photo by Jamie Rose/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - JULY 04: Onlookers wait in the shadow of The Netherlands Carillon belltower for the fireworks to begin on the National Mall from a high vantage point on July 4, 2007 in Rosslyn, Virginia. The fireworks display illuminates the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and the US Capitol Building. (Photo by Jamie Rose/Getty Images)