Fireworks have come a long way since they were first discovered in 200 B.C.in China. Historians believe that fireworks were created by accident when bamboo was tossed into fire. Then, around 800 B.C., ...

Science, art — and a little luck on the weather front. This week, in communities all across Wisconsin, those components must come together seamlessly. "Everything is science," said John Conkling, one ...

Fireworks were invented more than 1,000 years ago in China, shortly after the invention of gunpowder. Since then, the formula has changed a bit, but the basic principles remain the same: get something ...

This is art: a highly technical symphony of sounds, colors and black powder. Its practitioners include a handful of unseen professionals, who will wow thousands of Central New York spectators this ...

Fireworks have a history going back to ancient China, long before the Founding Fathers led the United States to independence. But patriotic pyrotechnics have become deeply ingrained in the American ...

Hagley Museum and Library’s fireworks shows surely are a top contender for the best crowd-pleasing early summer ticket. Since 1982 Hagley Museum annual fireworks ticket holders have been treated to a ...

(It’s fireworks time in America. To celebrate, we’re republishing this fascinating article from 2015 by Inverse‘s Sean Hutchinson.) Back in the day, 4th of July fireworks were just simple, cathartic ...

The night sky will light up this Fourth of July weekend with dozens of fireworks celebrations across the Kansas City metro. The largest — and possibly the loudest — is likely to take place Saturday ...

It is becoming increasingly rare that one finds cultural events that unite Americans across the political divide as effectively as fireworks. The tradition of launching fireworks to commemorate ...