The tradition of setting off fireworks on the Fourh of July began in Philadelphia on July 4th, 1777, during the first organized celebration of Independence Day. Around 15,000 fireworks displays ...

St. Helena city leaders will decide Tuesday whether to bring back a traditional fireworks show for the Fourth of July or opt ...

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click image for close-up Over a period of a decade, artist John Lewis Krimmel painted a number of scenes that chronicled the changing composition of Philadelphia's Independence Day celebrants.