Philadelphia’s role in American history will get a literal spark this spring with a new exhibition tracing the science, spectacle and global roots of fireworks. “Flash! Bang! Boom! A History of ...

WASHINGTON -- Thirteen rockets in honor of the 13 states graced the Fourth of July celebration in Philadelphia in 1777, beginning a wild tradition of gunfire, cannon fire and fireworks that was only ...

Pyrotechnic amusements from sparklers to Roman candles have long been a staple of celebrations in the U.S. and beyond, helping to mark national... If you don’t see them, you hear them. On any July ...

As with so many dramatic inventions, the first firecracker may have been born of an accident. In 1st century BCE China, it is said, someone tossed a hollow bamboo stalk into a fire and watched it ...