2004 Macy's 4th of July Fireworks

Security Check, Macy's 4th of July Fireworks, 50th Avenue, Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, July 4, 2004

Fireworks Barge, East River, Macy's 4th of July Fireworks From Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, Sunday, July 4, 2004

Boats Waiting to Watch the Fireworks, Williamsburg Bridge, Macy's 4th of July Fireworks From Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, Sunday, July 4, 2004

Crowd Arriving Early to Get a Good Seat, Gantry Plaza State Park, Macy's 4th of July Fireworks From Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, Sunday, July 4, 2004

Boats Gathering Near Roosevelt Island, Macy's 4th of July Fireworks From Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, Sunday, July 4, 2004

Crowds on the Piers at Gantry Plaza State Park, Macy's 4th of July Fireworks From Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, Sunday, July 4, 2004

Crowds Gathering at Gantry Plaza State Park, Macy's 4th of July Fireworks From Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, Sunday, July 4, 2004 Center Boulevard, Macy's 4th of July Fireworks From Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, Sunday, July 4, 2004

Fireboat, East River, Macy's 4th of July Fireworks From Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, Sunday, July 4, 2004 Fireboats, East River, Macy's 4th of July Fireworks From Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, Sunday, July 4, 2004
Around 7:30 p.m.: FDNY Fireboat Water Show

Fireboat in the East River, Macy's 4th of July Fireworks From Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, Sunday, July 4, 2004

A-10 Warthogs, East River Fly-By, Macy's 4th of July Fireworks From Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, Sunday, July 4, 2004 A-10 Warthogs Flying up the East River, Macy's 4th of July Fireworks From Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, Sunday, July 4, 2004
About 8:00 p.m.: Flyover featuring A-10 Warthogs from the United States Air Force 102nd Fighter Unit

A-10 Warthogs Flying up the East River, Macy's 4th of July Fireworks From Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, Sunday, July 4, 2004

Security Line, 50th Avenue, Macy's 4th of July Fireworks From Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, Sunday, July 4, 2004

Fireworks Barge, East River, Macy's 4th of July Fireworks From Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, Sunday, July 4, 2004

Macy's 4th of July Fireworks From Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, Sunday, July 4, 2004
About 9:30 p.m.: 2004's show, entitled "Beneath a Summer Sky" begins, the "Largest Fireworks Display in America."

Macy's 4th of July Fireworks From Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, Sunday, July 4, 2004
"The nation's biggest birthday bash lights up the night sky with over 120,000 bursts of color and light and over 30,000 aerial shells from around the world! Watch in amazement as Flickering Butterflies, Glittering Gems, Giant Silver Swallows, Bursting Comets, Hearts, Stars, Streamers and more explode over the skies of Manhattan!"