Displays of patriotism were evident at parades and hot dog eating contests, even at a time of deep political divisions among Americans.

Procession kicks off from Boston City Hall Plaza at 9 a.m. and meanders to the Old State House for the annual reading of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.

This Independence Day, tens of thousands of people from across the region gathered at the downtown Columbia lakefront for their annual Fourth of July celebration.

LL Cool J is pulling out of a Fourth of July concert in Philadelphia in solidarity with city workers unionized with District Council 33, who went on strike on Tuesday after the AFSCME union failed to reach a deal with the city.