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Fourth of July 2023 SOUTHPORT, NORTH CAROLINA - JULY 4: Residents participate in the annual Independence Day Parade on July 4, 2023 in Southport, North Carolina. The U.S. Declaration of Independence was signed on this day in 1776, marking the 247th anniversary since the nation's break from Great Britain. The first recorded Independence Day celebration in Southport was in 1795. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) (ALLISON JOYCE/Getty Images)

Fourth of July 2023 WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES - JULY 04: People attend the Independence Day parade, which is traditionally celebrated every year in Washington D.C., United States on July 04, 2023. A march was held at the parade with the participation of various non-governmental organizations and students. In addition to marching bands and pennant shows, balloons of cartoon characters were displayed. Dancers, musicians, acrobats and performance artists participated in the ceremony with different costumes and make-up. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Fourth of July 2023 WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES - JULY 04: People attend the Independence Day parade, which is traditionally celebrated every year in Washington D.C., United States on July 04, 2023. A march was held at the parade with the participation of various non-governmental organizations and students. In addition to marching bands and pennant shows, balloons of cartoon characters were displayed. Dancers, musicians, acrobats and performance artists participated in the ceremony with different costumes and make-up. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Fourth of July 2023 WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES - JULY 04: People attend the Independence Day parade, which is traditionally celebrated every year in Washington D.C., United States on July 04, 2023. A march was held at the parade with the participation of various non-governmental organizations and students. In addition to marching bands and pennant shows, balloons of cartoon characters were displayed. Dancers, musicians, acrobats and performance artists participated in the ceremony with different costumes and make-up. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Fourth of July 2023 SOUTHPORT, NORTH CAROLINA - JULY 4: Residents participate in the annual Independence Day Parade on July 4, 2023 in Southport, North Carolina. The U.S. Declaration of Independence was signed on this day in 1776, marking the 247th anniversary since the nation's break from Great Britain. The first recorded Independence Day celebration in Southport was in 1795. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) (ALLISON JOYCE/Getty Images)

Fourth of July 2023 SOUTHPORT, NORTH CAROLINA - JULY 4: Residents participate in the annual Independence Day Parade on July 4, 2023 in Southport, North Carolina. The U.S. Declaration of Independence was signed on this day in 1776, marking the 247th anniversary since the nation's break from Great Britain. The first recorded Independence Day celebration in Southport was in 1795. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) (ALLISON JOYCE/Getty Images)

Fourth of July 2023 WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES - JULY 04: People attend the Independence Day parade, which is traditionally celebrated every year in Washington D.C., United States on July 04, 2023. A march was held at the parade with the participation of various non-governmental organizations and students. In addition to marching bands and pennant shows, balloons of cartoon characters were displayed. Dancers, musicians, acrobats and performance artists participated in the ceremony with different costumes and make-up. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Fourth of July 2023 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 04: Defending champion Joey Chestnut cheers after finishing in first place in the 2023 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2023 at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Chestnut won after eating 61 hot dogs. The annual contest, which began in 1972, draws thousands of spectators to Nathan’s Famous located on Surf Avenue. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images) (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

Fourth of July 2023 WOLFEBORO, NEW HAMPSHIRE - JULY 4: Republican presidential candidate, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, joined by his wife Casey and their children, greets residents at a Fourth of July parade on July 4, 2023, in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. DeSantis is trying to make up ground on former President Donald Trump, who is currently the clear Republican front-runner. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images) (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

Fourth of July 2023 WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES - JULY 04: People attend the Independence Day parade, which is traditionally celebrated every year in Washington D.C., United States on July 04, 2023. A march was held at the parade with the participation of various non-governmental organizations and students. In addition to marching bands and pennant shows, balloons of cartoon characters were displayed. Dancers, musicians, acrobats and performance artists participated in the ceremony with different costumes and make-up. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Fourth of July 2023 SOUTHPORT, NORTH CAROLINA - JULY 4: Residents participate in the annual Independence Day Parade on July 4, 2023 in Southport, North Carolina. The U.S. Declaration of Independence was signed on this day in 1776, marking the 247th anniversary since the nation's break from Great Britain. The first recorded Independence Day celebration in Southport was in 1795. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) (ALLISON JOYCE/Getty Images)

Fourth of July 2023 SOUTHPORT, NORTH CAROLINA - JULY 4: Residents participate in the annual Independence Day Parade on July 4, 2023 in Southport, North Carolina. The U.S. Declaration of Independence was signed on this day in 1776, marking the 247th anniversary since the nation's break from Great Britain. The first recorded Independence Day celebration in Southport was in 1795. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) (ALLISON JOYCE/Getty Images)

Fourth of July 2023 Senator Tim Scott, a Republican from South Carolina, attends the Independence Day parade in Merrimack, New Hampshire, US, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Republican presidential candidates face an early test this month of whether they can raise enough money to sustain their campaigns through party primaries and break away from a growing GOP field. Photographer: Mel Musto/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Fourth of July 2023 The U.S. Air Force conducts a special Independence Day flyover of Magic Kingdom Park on July 4, 2023. A squadron of F-35 stealth fighter jets flown by the 33rd Fighter Wing made two passes over the world-famous theme park. The first included a KC-135 tanker to mark the 100th anniversary of the Air Force’s 100 years of aerial refueling capabilities. (James Kilby, Photographer) (James Kilby/James Kilby, Photographer)

Fourth of July 2023 The U.S. Air Force conducts a special Independence Day flyover of Magic Kingdom Park on July 4, 2023. A squadron of F-35 stealth fighter jets flown by the 33rd Fighter Wing made two passes over the world-famous theme park. The first included a KC-135 tanker to mark the 100th anniversary of the Air Force’s 100 years of aerial refueling capabilities. (Abigail Nilsson, Photographer) (Abigail Nilsson/Abigail Nilsson, Photographer)

Keys Pie Eating Contest In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, contestants in the World Famous Key Lime Pie Eating Championship devour their pies Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Key West, Fla. The gooey competition, whose entrants are forbidden to use their hands, has become a subtropical alternative to Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in New York City. (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP) (Rob O'Neal)

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