Photos: Fourth of July celebrations 2023

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)