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Fireworks light up the shore at Swampscott, Mass. on the night of July 3.

The Boston Pops perform behind the singers of the Boston Children's Chorus at Boston's 2007 Independence Day celebrations held at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade.

Zuzana Trnovcova '09 competes in the women's categories 3/4 road race of the Fitchburg Longsjo Classic this past Saturday, June 30. Trnovcova finished the road race in 44th position and continued on to complete the Cl...

The Blue Man Group plays a PVC pipe instrument, accompanied by the Boston Pops, during Boston's 2007 Independence Day celebrations at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade.

Pyro Spectaculars, the company that produced the fireworks display for Boston's celebration, used new "HD Fireworks" in this year's show. The new fireworks are designed to detonate at lower altitudes with richer color...

Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart, wearing a policeman's raincoat due to the inclement weather, directs the 1812 Overture during Boston's 2007 Independence Day celebrations at the Hatch Shell. See more photos on pa...

A fireworks display that included more than 20 thousand pounds of explosives and 10-inch diameter shells capped off Boston's 2007 Independence Day celebrations.

John "Cougar" Mellencamp performs "Our Country," the first single off his new album Freedom's Road, in front thousands at the Hatch Shell for Boston's 2007 Independence Day celebrations.

Hackers added extra fish to those hanging above the first-floor Student Street in the Stata Center in late June. All of the fish were removed shortly thereafter.

MIT hackers changed the color of the lights on the dome to red, white, and blue for Independence Day.

A Massachusetts State Police boat patrols the waters of the Charles River in front of MIT, safeguarding the barge housing thousands of explosive charges for Boston's 2007 Independence Day Fireworks Spectacular.

This year was the first year that the Independence Day concert and fireworks show were broadcast nationally in High Defintion.

Fireworks produced by Pyro Spectaculars glimmer over the Boston Skyline during Independence Day 2007 celebrations.

Craig Ferguson, Scottish comedian and Emmy-nominated host of CBS's "The Late Late Show," hosts CBS's national broadcast of Boston's 2007 Independence Day celebrations at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade.

Eric M. Edlund G sprints to the finish line at the conclusion of the Fitchburg Longsjo Classic road race last Saturday, June 30. Edlund placed 24th in the men's category 3 road race, and finished the Classic, a multi-...

Elizabeth Hunt constructs a frame, which will be used to form the foundation of the Central Square Theater. The theater, to be located next to Mary Chung's Chinese restaurant on Mass. Ave., will house two theater comp...