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Photos from an eventful July: America 250, tall ships, World Cup, and Red Sox streak

People from all over came to Boston this summer to celebrate July 4, Noah Kahan, and FIFA soccer. The month was full of news, including an ICE-related shooting and wildfire smoke that darkened our skies.

Camille Waddington took a photo of fireworks from outside the Noah Kahan concert at Fenway Park in Boston on July 11.Christian Kantosky for The Boston Globe

Boston Red Sox second baseman Anthony Seigler (center) celebrated with third baseman Caleb Durbin after Durbin hit a home run during the eighth inning in the game with the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park in Boston on July 20.Christian Kantosky for The Boston Globe
Drishti Shah of Cambridge looked up from swimming in the Charles River as dozens of people took the plunge from a dock on the Esplanade during the annual City Splash event on July 18.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
Rosie Calle (center) was comforted by hair and makeup artist Angel Lyte (left) and Sharita Payton, owner of The Loft Hair Studio, after she began to cry after seeing herself following a makeover in Somerville on July 27. New Beginnings, a reentry program that supports individuals rebuilding their lives after incarceration, partnered with Payton to provide a full spa day for five formerly incarcerated individuals, including hair and makeup services, professional portraits, and gifts. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
A jogger ran through the Empty Sky 9/11 Memorial at Liberty State Park on July 27 in Jersey City.Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff
Louise Morrow, 4, and her family enjoyed the Fishtown Horribles parade in Gloucester on July 3.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
Students in the Huntington Theatre's Summer Theatre Institute performed a 10-second improvisation exercise during a rehearsal for "The Taming of the Shrew." The institute, celebrating its 20th year, brings together Greater Boston high school students for five weeks of theater training culminating in a full production directed this year by program alum LaTasha Snider. Erin Clark/Globe Staff
Portugal's Sagres tall ship left Boston, passing Boston Light and Graves Lighthouse on July 16 in a haze. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
Courtney Walker sat with her 22-month-old daughter, Lily, in her lap as they looked for crabs with her other daughter, Maddie, 4, and husband, Mike, on a dock in Yarmouth. Walker had postpartum depression after giving birth to Lily and received care at McLean Hospital. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Contra tuba players with the Boston Crusaders warmed up before marching in the Independence Day Parade during the 250th Fourth of July celebrations in Boston on July 4.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
James Ong recorded as people tried to fill into Storrow Drive Tunnel after they were evacuated before the Boston Pops Firework Spectacular at the Hatch Memorial Shell in Boston on July 4.Christian Kantosky for The Boston Globe
Jimmy Bejko of East Boston worked on his sand sculpture under smoky skies for the International Sand Sculpting Festival in Revere on July 15.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Protesters screamed outside of Maine Senator Susan Collins's office as they demonstrated against ICE after a man was fatally shot in Biddeford, Maine, on July 13.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Galen Mook, executive director of Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition, was consoled during a memorial vigil at the area where Boston bike activist Louisa Gag was killed. Barry Chin/Globe Staff
Countess Marguerite Inghean Lachlainn, also known as Megha, knelt before East Kingdom Consort Ro Honig von Sommerfeldt (left) and Sovereign Culann mac Cianain after receiving the Tyger of the East during the final royal court on July 11. For four days each July, the grounds of Hebron Pines Campground RV Park in southern Maine become home to the Great Northeastern War, where nearly 1,000 members and guests of the Society for Creative Anachronism gather to step inside a carefully researched version of the medieval past.Erin Clark/Globe Staff

At the Charlestown Navy Yard, children toured the USCGC Eagle, whose home port is New London, Conn., on July 13. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff
Tall ships sailed during the Parade of Sail in the Boston Harbor on July 11.Barry Chin/Globe Staff
Koko gave a big yawn during the Sail Boston Parade of Sail at Castle Island on July 11.Christian Kantosky for The Boston Globe

Before the start of the Four Sisters Race, the German tall ship Gorch Fock headed in formation toward the starting line, viewed from the dentist's office on the Romanian tall ship Mircea during the trip from New York to Boston on July 9. Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff

Crew members Georgiana Popa and Dennis Sarbu of the Romanian tall ship Mircea enjoyed a sunset break on the way to Boston on July 8.Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff
Noah Kahan waved to fans while leaving his concert at Fenway Park in Boston on July 11.Christian Kantosky for The Boston Globe
William Sequeira gave his girlfriend Diana Cacao a hug before extra time began during the FIFA World Cup match between Cape Verde and Argentina in Brockton on July 3.Christian Kantosky for The Boston Globe
Forrest Johnson cried after watching the United States lose to Belgium in the FIFA World Cup round of 16 at Big Night Live in Boston on July 6.Christian Kantosky for The Boston Globe
Morning light cast a shadow of a lone figure ascending the steps from State station on Devonshire Street in Boston on July 23. Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff