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Sizzlin birthday party and Fourth of July crowds across nation
Independence Day featured protests in California and Florida, large crowds at beaches, and record sandcastle building in Myrtle Beach. High temperatures reached 105 in Enid and 104 in East St. Louis, while crowds packed events from New York to Washington D C and Boston. Incidents included a 19 injured in Torrington and a fire from illegal fireworks in Hickman.
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Michael Mokrzycki
Associated Press
California
Florida
Philadelphia
South Carolina
Enid
Okla
East St. Louis
Ill
Baltimore
Chicago
Mike O’brien
New York
Manhattan
Santa Cruz
Calif
St. Petersburg
Fla
Little Rock
Ark
Robert
McIntosh
Adelanto
American Legion
East River
Washington Monument
Washington, D.C
Esplanade
Boston
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Long Beach
Wash