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200
Origin
Many historians believe that independence Day’s most explosive form of entertainment was originated in China. It is thought that, as early as 200 B.C., the Chinese were stumbled upon a sort of natural firecracker. Bamboo was roasted and it exploded with a bang when heated due to its hollow air pockets, in order to ward off evil spirits -
500
The accident
Saltpeter, charcoal, sulfur and other ingredients, unwittingly yielding an early form of gunpowder were mixed together by Chinese alchemists. The Chinese began stuffing the volatile substance into bamboo shoots that were thrown into the fire to produce a loud blast. The first fireworks were born. -
1000
Weapon
Bamboo stalks were replaced by paper tubes, and the Chinese discovered that their fiery sticks could be used for more than just scaring away ghosts and celebrating special events. Crude bombs were been develop and begun to be attach firecrackers to arrows that rained down on their adversaries during military engagements. -
1200
Rockets
The first rockets was built essentially because they learned how to fire explosives into the air and guide them toward enemy targets. The same technology was used outside the field of battle and it allowed fireworks masters to put on the first aerial displays. -
1300
Spread and Evolution
Gunpowder samples and formulas began trickling into Europe and Arabia were transmitted by diplomats, explorers and Franciscan missionaries.Powerful weapons such as cannons and muskets were made even more potent by western scientists, metallurgists and military leaders -
1476
Celebration
Fireworks were used to commemorate military victories and later to enhance public celebrations and religious ceremonies. In medieval England, fireworks experts were known as firemasters. Their assistants were called “green men” and they were used to entertain the crowd with jokes as they prepared the displays. -
Royal events
The king coronation in England was achieved with such a dazzling presentation by James II´s royal firemaster. Versailles and other places were regularly put on spectacular displays by the king’s mandate, while the birth of Czar Peter the Great of Russia son was arranged by a five-hour pyrotechnic extravaganza. -
Fourth of July
The Fourth of July celebrations was presaged in a letter that John Adams wrote to his wife the day before the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. It was ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade…bonfires and illuminations (a term for Fireworks). They also light up the skies to mark other events of national importance, including presidential inaugurations going all the way back to George Washington’s, and holidays such as New Year’s Eve -
Legal factor
Citizens were drove to form the Society for the Suppression of Unnecessary Noise, which lobbied for restrictions because rampant detonation of fireworks, particularly by unskilled ruffians happened. Today, most states regulate how and where fireworks may be used, as well as the types of explosives consumers may buy. -
Modern life
Nearly 9,000 Americans were hurt by fireworks, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, with a disproportionate number of injuries occurring in July. Only detonating fireworks outside, obeying local ordinances, keeping water handy in case of a fire, preventing children from handling explosives and, most of all, using common sense were recommend by experts for precautions.
