United States Honour Birthday

World | July 5, 2003, Saturday // 00:00
United States Honour Birthday Fireworks light up the sky over New York's East River, looking from Queens towards Manhattan, during the annual Fourth of July event. Photo by AP

Events marking the 227th birthday of the United States on Friday featured hot dogs, history and a recognition of the trailblazing spirit of America. President Bush traveled to the Dayton, Ohio, area, where he delivered an Independence Day speech praising US forces fighting terrorism around the world. "We will not permit any terrorist group or outlaw regime to threaten us with weapons of mass murder," he told a cheering crowd. "We will act whenever necessary to protect the lives and liberty of the American people." The president's visit to Ohio also recognized the centennial of manned flight in the hometown of airplane inventors Orville and Wilbur Wright. Bush's address at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base came as coalition forces faced increasing fire in Iraq.

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