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Meet The Family Behind America's Famous Fireworks

RIALTO (CBS NEWS) -- The upcoming Fourth of July holiday is a time to celebrate our freedom and patriotism with fireworks soaring through the night skies. And like they have for many years, one immigrant family who is living the American dream is producing some of the country's biggest birthday celebrations.

Dazzling displays with explosions of color hitting on the beats, the pyro-musical we've all come to expect on the Fourth of July was pioneered by the Souza family, reports CBS News correspondent Carter Evans.

Jim Souza has been a rocket man since he was 12. Today, he is the CEO of the family-run business, "Pyro Spectaculars," the company behind the massive and intricate fireworks displays at the Olympics, Super Bowl 50 and the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge.

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