GREAT BALLS OF FIRE--Re-enactors fire a Napoleonic howitzer cannon, during Flag Day ceremonies, on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 14, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

NO WARNING--Pedestrians duck for cover while crossing a downtown street following the firing of a howitzer cannon, on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 14, 2000. The cannon was fired as part of a Flag Day program, however it caught many by suprise. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)