Dazzling photos show how Americans celebrated Independence Day by Rosie Perper on Jul 5, 2018, 9:41 AM Advertisement
 Millions of Americans celebrated Independence Day in style on Wednesday, grabbing their finest red-white-and-blue attire and firing up the grill in preparations for the celebrations. Despite patriotism reaching an all-time low this year, citizens still turned up across the nation for classic American traditions like baseball games, massive parades, dazzling fireworks displays, and hot dog eating competitions. Some cities even got drone displays instead of fireworks as wildfires spread through the west coast and a heatwave gripped the east coast. Scroll below for some of the highlights of this year's July 4 festivities. SEE ALSO: States at risk of wildfires are replacing July 4 fireworks with drone shows Across the east coast, residents kept cool amid a massive heatwave.  Hot and humid weather struck from Maine to North Carolina, with temperatures feeling as hot as 95 to 110 degrees on the heat index, according to CNN.
In New York, hundreds of people gathered to watch Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks from Hunter Point Park along the East River.  Earlier in the day, a woman climbed onto the base of the Statue of Liberty, which prompted authorities to evacuate Liberty Island.
Later, fireworks lit up the New York City skyline.  Last year, Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular was the top-rated and most-watched show broadcast on July 4, averaging 6.4 million viewers.
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