Boston Celebrates Fourth Of July
Vice President Cheney Visited Boston
POSTED: 6:20 am EDT July 4,
2008
UPDATED: 8:41 am EDT July 5,
2008
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BOSTON -- The city of Boston celebrated the Fourth of July Friday with the traditional Boston Pops concert and fireworks display on the banks of the Charles River.Scorsese, Celebs At Boston's FourthMost of the region saw rain showers throughout the morning, soaking some attending morning parades, but the rain held off for the evening festivitiesHundreds waited in order to get prime seating for the performances, and an estimated 50,000 people were already lined up along the Esplanade hours before the show was set to begin.
Watch: Hundreds Scramble For Esplanade SeatsVice President Dick Cheney came to Boston to take part in a private military reenlistment ceremony aboard the USS Constitution, the Navy's oldest commissioned warship. "Old Ironsides" served as a backdrop when 26 Massachusetts residents were sworn-in as U.S. citizens Friday morning.Watch Video: Cheney Greets New CitizensThe country music group Rascal Flatts joined conductor Keith Lockhart for the Boston Pops concert and fireworks spectacular. It was the 35th year the orchestra has played a free July Fourth concert, a tradition started by the legendary conductor Arthur Fiedler.
Watch: Hundreds Scramble For Esplanade SeatsVice President Dick Cheney came to Boston to take part in a private military reenlistment ceremony aboard the USS Constitution, the Navy's oldest commissioned warship. "Old Ironsides" served as a backdrop when 26 Massachusetts residents were sworn-in as U.S. citizens Friday morning.Watch Video: Cheney Greets New CitizensThe country music group Rascal Flatts joined conductor Keith Lockhart for the Boston Pops concert and fireworks spectacular. It was the 35th year the orchestra has played a free July Fourth concert, a tradition started by the legendary conductor Arthur Fiedler.Copyright 2008 by TheBostonChannel.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
