Et al means and others or it can mean and elsewhere. When used in citing a reference it often means there are multiple authors of the work cited and the citation is for the first author and the others. John Smith, et al would mean John Smith and his coauthors.
1 NEW YORK: The 39th annual Macy's Firework Show over the East River will last for 25 minutes and draw a crowd of over 3 million spectators. As the biggest firework display in the US, this year's show features more than 50,000 effects. 2  WASHINGTON, DC: Lasting over 17 minutes, this show is among the largest in the US.
This show is still arguably the worldâs largest fireworks show ever conducted. It far surpassed the size of the 1986 Statue of Liberty show. Here are some quotes from John Sagaria, one of the Pyrotechnitions responsible for this huge display. John Sagaria Dubai 2008.