The coronavirus pandemic and social justice protests around the country altered the look of this year's Fourth of July celebrations.
While some beaches, like those in New York City, reopened before the holiday, others in hard hit areas, like in Miami and Los Angeles, temporarily closed for the weekend to curb the spread of coronavirus.
The typically celebratory holiday also saw protesters take to the streets to demonstrate against racism and police brutality.

A family watches the fireworks display at The Ranch Event Complex in Loveland, Colorado.
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Fireworks burst from the top of the Empire State Building during the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular in New York City.
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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump watch as the US Navy Blue Angels and US Air Force Thunderbirds fly over the National Mall in Washington, DC.
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People crowd the beach at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York.
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A man throws an American flag into a fire during protests at Columbus Circle in New York.
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Christine Smith waits for the start of the Independence Day golf cart parade through Laguna Woods Village in Laguna Woods, California.
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Malyah Guzman, 11, buries her cousin Jhadieo Guzman, 12, in the sand at Blue Marsh Lake in Bern Township, Pennsylvania.
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Red and blue smoke is fired during the "Salute to America" event near the White House in Washington DC.
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Lexi Edwards walks her dog Philly along the San Clemente Pedestrian Beach Trail in San Clemente, California.
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Spectators watch a Fourth of July parade in Bristol, Rhode Island.
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Dave Barnes and his wife Christy Barnes enjoy lunch at a restaurant in Manhattan Beach, California.
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An aerial view of an empty beach in Manhattan Beach, California. Los Angeles County beaches were closed for the holiday in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus.
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Demonstrators stand on an American Flag while protesting racial injustice at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, DC.
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Fireworks explode over Mount Rushmore during an early Independence Day celebration in Keystone, South Dakota, on Friday, July 3.
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President Donald Trump smiles during an early Independence Day celebration at Mount Rushmore. During the event, President Trump made a divisive speech railing against the recent removal of monuments around the country.
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People enjoy an amusement park ride on a pier in Wildwood, New Jersey.
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People watch a movie at the Tribeca Drive-In at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California.
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Friends play beach volleyball in Wildwood, New Jersey.
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