The nation’s largest fireworks display exploded in a spectrum of color over the East River, temporarily stealing the spotlight from New York’s world-famous skyline and helping to create a brilliant end to a day of July Fourth celebrations nationwide.

More than 3 million people had been expected to attend the New York display, though no crowd estimates were immediately given. It had been moved south along the river this year so

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