This video shows the basic concepts that are used to create professional firework shells.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — The United States of America will mark 248 years since it declared independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776. Over time, fireworks have become a staple of ...

Ocean City and Salisbury, Maryland, are hosting New Year's Eve celebrations to ring in 2026. Ocean City will feature two midnight firework displays at Northside Park and Dorchester Street. Salisbury's ...

SEATTLE — The Seafair Fourth of July celebration is ready to light up the skies over Lake Union with a 20-minute fireworks display by Western Display Fireworks. This year’s production in Seattle will ...

For many of us, fireworks are part of the soundtrack of summer. But some communities are switching over to drone shows to light up the sky instead. Salt Lake City and Los Angeles have already made the ...

Matt Shea has photos of himself at age 9 during a bicentennial celebration in 1976, wearing a tricorn hat. “Fifty years ago, a fireworks company would visit the fire department. They shot the ...

On Monday morning, 60 licensed pyrotechnicians from around the country gathered along the shores of New York Harbor to rig a series of barges with explosives. More than 80,000 shells carefully ...

Fireworks are as quintessential to the Fourth of July holiday as fresh-off-the-grill hot dogs. Perhaps not surprising to anyone who's witnessed a fireworks display, weather plays a crucial role in the ...