Fireworks and a drone show illuminated the night sky as the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza opened after two decades. The billion-dollar megaproject aims to showcase the country’s millennia-old heritage and hopes to revitalise Egypt's struggling economy and tourism sector. | Al Jazeera English

3.5K views · 158 reactions | “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness.” - Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776  | NBC Washington | Facebook

99K views · 407 reactions | Crowds flocked to witness the firework display in Washington D.C. as part of the Fourth of July celebrations | Reuters | Facebook