independence day // new york city

4^th of July is Independence Day.  People gather to watch the annual firework sponsored by Macys on the Hudson River. Two children in the Chelsea Waterside Park holding the American flag up in the air while the parents taking pictures of them. Being proud of his own country. 4th of July 1776 - on that day, the thirteen colonies were first described in an official document as the "United States of America."