The events will be capped by a spectacular fireworks display showcasing the bridge and surrounding parkland.

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The annual Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular hosts 500, 000 spectators, according to the event's website.

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The Las Vegas Big Bang New Year's 2001 culminates at midnight with what's being touted as the most spectacular New Year's fireworks show in the history of the Vegas Strip.

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Mr Livingstone also attacked the way his plans for a spectacular New Year's Eve fireworks celebration in London fell apart amid what he said was official and legal intransigence.

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