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Jul 3, 2017 · Because the first July 4 fireworks display happened in the middle of the Revolutionary War, some historians believe they were supposed to be a “morale booster. ” The celebrations at...
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Fireworks have a long and colorful history, but the story of how they became ubiquitous on July 4 dates to the summer of 1776, during the first months of the Revolutionary War. On July 1, delegates of the Continental Congress were in Philadelphia, debating over whether the 13 original colonies should declare their independence from Britain’s Parlia...
On July 4, after making a total of 86 (mostly small) changes to Jefferson’s draft, Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence, though most of the delegates didn’t even sign the document until August 2. Some impromptu celebrations greeted the declaration’s first public readings on July 8, in front of local militia troops in Pennsylv...
By the time Independence Day celebrations really took off after the War of 1812(another conflict pitting the United States against Britain), fireworks were even more widely available. They would become an increasingly important part of the festivities in the years to come, as public safety concerns caused cannon and gunfire to be gradually phased o...
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Jun 25, 2023 · However, fireworks themselves are actually a very old invention, having originated in China during the Han Dynasty around 200 B.C., where they were originally made by burning bamboo and were used for both celebrations and ritual purposes.
Jun 22, 2023 · Fireworks came to the New World with the European settlers; a popular legend claims Captain John Smith lit them in the Jamestown colony. And after the British colonists broke free from the...
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Jul 4, 2012 · The fireworks celebration that night began and ended with 13 fireworks being set off from the city’s commons. Boston also had fireworks that year, and the tradition grew from there.
Jul 2, 2023 · The American Pyrotechnics Association says many historians believe fireworks were first developed in the second century B.C. in ancient China by throwing bamboo stalks into fires, causing...
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