For nearly 20 minutes, some 2.5 tons of fireworks were shot into the night sky, making it the largest fireworks display in the stadium's 92-year history.
The theme of AmericaFest was "Let Freedom Ring" and the evening's entertainment included a performance from this year's "American Idol" winner Maddie Poppe as well as a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.
A crew of 20 had been preparing the Pasadena site for the last four days, and before that essentially working year-round to prepare for the show, said H.H. Hanson, an organizer with AmericaFest.