Boston marks July 4th with Pops, fireworks

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By CBS 3 Springfield/AP

Story Published: Jul 4, 2009 at 5:11 PM EDT

Story Updated: Jul 4, 2009 at 5:11 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) - Boston is marking Independence Day, and its rich
Revolutionary War history, with music, fireworks and fighter
planes.

On Saturday, people were filling the banks of the Charles River
to grab seats for the free annual Boston Pops concert that evening,
featuring singer Neil Diamond.

The concert kicks off with the national anthem and a flyover of
the Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing and the Air Force's
131st Fighter Squadron. It ends with a nationally televised
fireworks display.

Saturday morning saw the Navy's oldest commissioned warship, the USS Constitution, perform its annual turnaround in Boston Harbor.
"Old Ironsides" fired a 21-gun salute and 19-gun salute along the
way.

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