The nation's capital puts on the ultimate Fourth of July fireworks show, with Washington, DC's famed monuments and namesake memorial silhouetted against a sky of red, white, and blue pyrotechnics.

Everyone is welcome to hang out on the National Mall for the National Park Service’s annual fireworks ... the Fourth of July ...

There are also plans for Black Lives Matter protests on 4 July in a swathe of cities including Orlando, Newark and Washington DC. While the majority of this year's events will take place on 4th ...