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MIT alumni and current students line up on Sunday at the MIT Club of Boston (MIT COB) barbecue to grab food off the grill prepared by MIT COB volunteers. Over 300 people attended, and nearly 70 people volunteered for ...

On Jan. 6, 2011, Aaron Swartz was seen exiting Room 16-004t, which he had allegedly been using to download millions of articles from JSTOR.

Members of the public watch the fireworks, which started shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Monday night.

Members of the 101st Field Artillery Regiment fire off cannons during the 1812 Overture.

Over half a million people gathered to watch the fireworks and the Boston Pops concert on Monday.

Staff Sergeant Tracy Labrecque and the U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers Chorus kick off the program with the Star-Spangled Banner.

Keith Lockhart, conductor of the Boston Pops, and Michael Chiklis, host for the concert, pose for reporters before the beginning of the July 4th concert at the Esplanade. Chiklis is best known for playing Detective Vi...

The honor guard displays flags before the beginning of the concert.

Thousands lined the Charles River to watch the fireworks display.

Boats gather on the Charles River to watch the fireworks display.

Over 15,000 fireworks lit up the sky above the Charles River on Monday night.