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Happy Fourth of July Americaby Alicia Colon
I have a hard time understanding why so many people enjoy setting off fireworks. Before Rudy Giuliani started cracking down on illegal fireworks, Staten Island used to resemble London during the blitz. M80's used to be set off from early March till October. The sudden blasts would induce heart pounding gasps. Now the 4th is the only day when we hear neighborhood fireworks going off. When I lived in Miami, people would go out on the fourth and shoot their guns in the air. Inevitably, the Miami Herald would report on deaths caused by falling bullets. I live near the waterfront so if I wanted to I could glimpse the Macy's extravaganza in Manhattan but frankly, been there done that. IMHO the best fireworks were set off in Queens during the 1964 World's Fair. They would be blasted over a central fountain accompanied by classical music. The entire fair was a fairyland set of elegant pavilions from all over the world and the fifty states. Glorious. We live in the most blessed country on earth and I hope we take just one moment to thank God and say a prayer for our troops in harms' way. God Bless America.
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