Summer Friday: Why Do We Celebrate With Fireworks?
How technology from China turned into a July 4 tradition
Every July 4, Americans gather for cookouts, parades, and fireworks. The tradition is so familiar that it feels as old as the nation itself. And in a way, it is: exactly 250 years ago, one of America’s Founding Fathers imagined almost exactly this kind of celebration.
Recalling the day the Continental Congress voted for independence from Great Britain in…