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5 July 2013
Lightning adds to the spectacle of Independence Day fireworks in Pittsburgh. There was also a huge display in New York, where the Statue of Liberty reopened eight months after it was shut by Superstorm Sandy.
In Washington the Obamas hosted a barbeque for military families.
At Coney Island, Joey Chestnut wolfed down 69 hot dogs to break a world record and win the July 4 Hot Dog Eating Contest for a seventh year.
