![July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA;
Guests enjoy fireworks during Red, White and Boom in downtown Columbus from National Veterans Memorial and Museum.](https://www.dispatch.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/04/NCOD/74298641007-ceb-red-white-boom-bjp-93.jpg?width=660&height=486&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Guests enjoy fireworks during Red, White and Boom in downtown Columbus from National Veterans Memorial and Museum.
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![July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA;
Guests enjoy fireworks during Red, White and Boom in downtown Columbus from National Veterans Memorial and Museum.](https://www.dispatch.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/04/NCOD/74298634007-ceb-red-white-boom-bjp-192.jpg?width=660&height=505&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Guests enjoy fireworks during Red, White and Boom in downtown Columbus from National Veterans Memorial and Museum.
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![July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA;
Guests enjoy fireworks during Red, White and Boom in downtown Columbus from National Veterans Memorial and Museum.](https://www.dispatch.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/04/NCOD/74298638007-ceb-red-white-boom-bjp-126.jpg?width=660&height=518&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Guests enjoy fireworks during Red, White and Boom in downtown Columbus from National Veterans Memorial and Museum.
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![July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA;
Guests enjoy fireworks during Red, White and Boom in downtown Columbus from National Veterans Memorial and Museum.](https://www.dispatch.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/04/NCOD/74298636007-ceb-red-white-boom-bjp-149.jpg?width=660&height=491&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Guests enjoy fireworks during Red, White and Boom in downtown Columbus from National Veterans Memorial and Museum.
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![July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA;
Guests enjoy fireworks during Red, White and Boom in downtown Columbus from National Veterans Memorial and Museum.](https://www.dispatch.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/04/NCOD/74298644007-ceb-red-white-boom-bjp-219.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Guests enjoy fireworks during Red, White and Boom in downtown Columbus from National Veterans Memorial and Museum.
Barbara J. Perenic, Barbara J. Perenic/Columbus Dispatch
![July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA;
Guests enjoy fireworks during Red, White and Boom in downtown Columbus from National Veterans Memorial and Museum.](https://www.dispatch.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/04/NCOD/74298637007-ceb-red-white-boom-bjp-214.jpg?width=660&height=456&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Guests enjoy fireworks during Red, White and Boom in downtown Columbus from National Veterans Memorial and Museum.
Barbara J. Perenic, Barbara J. Perenic/Columbus Dispatch
![July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA;
Guests enjoy fireworks during Red, White and Boom in downtown Columbus from National Veterans Memorial and Museum.](https://www.dispatch.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/04/NCOD/74298640007-ceb-red-white-boom-bjp-159.jpg?width=660&height=488&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Guests enjoy fireworks during Red, White and Boom in downtown Columbus from National Veterans Memorial and Museum.
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![Jul 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; The Red, White and Boom fireworks explode over downtown Columbus. Photographed from the 18th floor Miranova Condominium of Jim Ressa and Steve Zawada.](https://www.dispatch.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/04/NCOD/74298630007-news-ceb-red-white-boom-01.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Jul 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; The Red, White and Boom fireworks explode over downtown Columbus. Photographed from the 18th floor Miranova Condominium of Jim Ressa and Steve Zawada.
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![Jul 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; The Red, White and Boom fireworks explode over downtown Columbus. Photographed from the 18th floor Miranova Condominium of Jim Ressa and Steve Zawada.](https://www.dispatch.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/04/NCOD/74298629007-news-ceb-red-white-boom-02.jpg?width=660&height=390&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Jul 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; The Red, White and Boom fireworks explode over downtown Columbus. Photographed from the 18th floor Miranova Condominium of Jim Ressa and Steve Zawada.
Doral Chenoweth, Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch
![Jul 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; The Red, White and Boom fireworks explode over downtown Columbus. Photographed from the 18th floor Miranova Condominium of Jim Ressa and Steve Zawada.](https://www.dispatch.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/04/NCOD/74298631007-news-ceb-red-white-boom-03.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Jul 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; The Red, White and Boom fireworks explode over downtown Columbus. Photographed from the 18th floor Miranova Condominium of Jim Ressa and Steve Zawada.
Doral Chenoweth, Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch
Jul 3, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Red, White & Boom fireworks go off during the second half of the MLS soccer match between the Columbus Crew and Nashville SC at Lower.com Field. The Crew won 2-0.
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Jul 3, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Red, White & Boom fireworks go off during the second half of the MLS soccer match between the Columbus Crew and Nashville SC at Lower.com Field. The Crew won 2-0.
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Jul 3, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Red, White & Boom fireworks go off during the second half of the MLS soccer match between the Columbus Crew and Nashville SC at Lower.com Field. The Crew won 2-0.
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch
Jul 3, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Red, White & Boom fireworks go off during the second half of the MLS soccer match between the Columbus Crew and Nashville SC at Lower.com Field. The Crew won 2-0.
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch
Jul 3, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Red, White & Boom fireworks go off during the second half of the MLS soccer match between the Columbus Crew and Nashville SC at Lower.com Field. The Crew won 2-0.
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch
Jul 3, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Red, White & Boom fireworks go off during the second half of the MLS soccer match between the Columbus Crew and Nashville SC at Lower.com Field. The Crew won 2-0.
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch
![July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA;
People set up along the east bank of the Scioto River to spectate before the Red, White and Boom fireworks in downtown Columbus.](https://www.dispatch.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/04/NCOD/74298162007-ceb-red-white-boom-bjp-57.jpg?width=660&height=450&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; People set up along the east bank of the Scioto River to spectate before the Red, White and Boom fireworks in downtown Columbus.
Barbara J. Perenic/Columbus Dispatch
![July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA;
Thunderstorms rolled through downtown Columbus around 6 p.m. before Red, White and Boom, seen from National Veterans Memorial and Museum.](https://www.dispatch.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/03/NCOD/74297531007-ceb-red-white-boom-bjp-10.jpg?width=660&height=467&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Thunderstorms rolled through downtown Columbus around 6 p.m. before Red, White and Boom, seen from National Veterans Memorial and Museum.
Barbara J. Perenic/Columbus Dispatch
![July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA;
A person ventures out with an umbrella at National Veterans Memorial and Museum after storms passed through downtown before Red, White and Boom on Wednesday evening.](https://www.dispatch.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/03/NCOD/74297885007-ceb-red-white-boom-bjp-53.jpg?width=660&height=498&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; A person ventures out with an umbrella at National Veterans Memorial and Museum after storms passed through downtown before Red, White and Boom on Wednesday evening.
Barbara J. Perenic/Columbus Dispatch
![July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA;
American flag-themed pinwheels are displayed at National Veterans Memorial and Museum before Red, White and Boom on Wednesday evening.](https://www.dispatch.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/03/NCOD/74297720007-ceb-red-white-boom-bjp-39.jpg?width=660&height=507&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; American flag-themed pinwheels are displayed at National Veterans Memorial and Museum before Red, White and Boom on Wednesday evening.
Barbara J. Perenic/Columbus Dispatch
![July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA;
Guests enjoy an event at National Veterans Memorial and Museum before Red, White and Boom in downtown Columbus on Wednesday evening.](https://www.dispatch.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/04/NCOD/74298643007-ceb-red-white-boom-bjp-70.jpg?width=660&height=450&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
July 3, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Guests enjoy an event at National Veterans Memorial and Museum before Red, White and Boom in downtown Columbus on Wednesday evening.
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