Pyrotechnic amusements from sparklers to Roman candles have long been a staple of celebrations in the U.S. and beyond, helping to mark national holidays, sporting events and more.
Spectators watch as fireworks erupt over the Washington Monument on July 4, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
“They have become a global phenomenon, and they have become almost, if you like, the accepted way in which big events are celebrated,” said John Withington, author of the upcoming book,But the elaborate, computer-controlled displays of contemporary fireworks shows are a long way from the medium’s simpler beginnings in ancient China.The thinking goes that someone living in China around the first century B.C. threw a piece of bamboo on a fire and it exploded with a bang.
Over the years, innovations in technology led to some curious suggestions for how fireworks could help solve modern problems. Whalers experimented withEuropeans who made their way to the Americas brought fireworks with them. It’s possible that Capt. John Smith, who was saved by Pocahontas according to legend,to his wife, Abigail, imagining future celebrations of the occasion.
It didn’t go over too well with some. “On July 3, 1904, so the day before Independence Day,” Withington said, “some local young people gathered outside his house and started letting off fireworks and generally creating mayhem.”
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