People cover themselves with an American flag towel during Fourth of July celebrations in Washington on July 4, 2024. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Reuters)





Members of the audience cheer as a truck of the American Legion, a U.S. Veterans association, participates in the Fourth of July Independence Day holiday parade during hot weather in Huntington Beach, California on July 4, 2024. (Photo by Etienne Laurent/Reuters)





Leila Burleson, 10, watches another participant as she sits in a wagon with her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog Hazel during the 28th annual Pet Parade during Fourth of July Independence Day celebrations in Bandera, Texas on July 4, 2024. (Photo by Adrees Latif/Reuters)





Goats run away as firefighters battle the Grubbs fire near Palermo, California, U.S., July 3, 2024. (Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters)





Firefly Aerospace's Alpha FLTA005 rocket is seen from downtown Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 3, 2024, after the mission, which Firefly calls “Noise of Summer”, successfully launched from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base. (Photo by Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo)





Miki Sudo, right, and Mayoi Ebihara, left, compete in the women's division of Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Sudo won by eating a record 51 hot dogs. (Photo by Julia Nikhinson/AP Photo)





Mayoi “Ebimayo” Ebihara reacts during the 2024 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in New York City on July 4, 2024. (Photo by Jeenah Moon/Reuters)





Jennifer Baine holds her three-year-old Nigora goats Pancake and Pattie at the 28th annual Pet Parade during Fourth of July Independence Day celebrations in Bandera, Texas on July 4, 2024. (Photo by Adrees Latif/Reuters)





98-year-old Marion Wittenmeyer waves from an antique pickup truck riding through Barnstable Village on Cape Cod, during the annual Fourth of July Parade celebrating the country's Independence Day, in Barnstable, Massachusetts on July 4, 2024. (Photo by Mike Segar/Reuters)





People gather during Fourth of July celebrations in Washington on July 4, 2024. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Reuters)





A model of a U.S. military aircraft is seen during the Fourth of July Independence Day holiday parade during hot weather in Huntington Beach, California on July 4, 2024. (Photo by Etienne Laurent/Reuters)





Hot dogs are displayed on the day of the 2024 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in New York City, U.S., July 4, 2024. (Photo by Jeenah Moon/Reuters)





Vanessa Williams pets her dog Megatron, a Chiweeni, as he stands atop Squirt Gun, a seven-year-old American Paint Horse, before the start of the city’s 28th annual Pet Parade during Fourth of July Independence Day celebrations in Bandera, Texas on July 4, 2024. (Photo by Adrees Latif/Reuters)





A model of a U.S. military aircraft is seen during the Fourth of July Independence Day holiday parade during hot weather in Huntington Beach, California on July 4, 2024. (Photo by Etienne Laurent/Reuters)





Nathan's Frankster mascot looks on during Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Photo by Julia Nikhinson/AP Photo)





A marching band participates in the Fourth of July Independence Day holiday parade during hot weather in Huntington Beach, California on July 4, 2024. (Photo by Etienne Laurent/Reuters)





Members of “Love Leo Rescue” a local animal rescue service, ride a vintage car at the 17th Santa Monica 4th of July parade in Santa Monica, Calif., on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Photo by Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo)





Eric “Badlands” Booker competes in the 2024 Nathan's Famous Lemonade Chug Contest, on the day of 2024 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, at Coney Island, in New York City on July 4, 2024. (Photo by Kent J. Edwards/Reuters)





Lianah Flores with Coca Cola cans in her hair attends the Fourth of July Independence Day holiday parade during hot weather in Huntington Beach, California on July 4, 2024. (Photo by Etienne Laurent/Reuters)





A tourist uses her phone as sumo wrestlers with the Sumo and Sushi exhibition event visit the Lincoln Memorial during a tour of the city ahead of their evening event in Washington, June 28, 2024. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Reuters)