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In one year, $600 million is spent on fireworks alone in the U.S.
There are more than 14,000 firework displays across the country on Fourth of July.
Independence Day was first celebrated in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776.
Benjamin Franklin proposed the turkey as the national bird, but John Adams and Thomas Jefferson overruled him, and recommended the bald eagle.
Americans consume around 155 million hot dogs on the Fourth of July each year. They also spend $92 million on chips and $167.5 million on watermelon.
44 percent of Americans will watch fireworks or go to a community celebration.
The colors of the fireworks are dependent on the chemicals used. Copper produces blue sparks, while a mix of salts and other substances make red. Sodium burns yellow and barium creates a green glow.
U.S. Congress made the Fourth of July a legal federal holiday in 1870.
New York City has the biggest firework display in the U.S.
