What's more American than the Fourth of July? And what's more Fourth of July than fireworks? The rockets' red glare! The bombs bursting in air! Those marvelous, multicolored skyrockets that we ...

BENSALEM TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Everything seems to be costing more these days and that includes the cost of fireworks for the 4th of July. Owners of the All American Fireworks in Bensalem say ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Fourth of July is about all things American: parades, cookouts, cold beer and of course, fireworks. Those pyrotechnics remain at the center of Independence Day, a holiday 247 ...

Fireworks are as American as apple pie — but humanity’s fascination with pyrotechnics predates our young country by nearly 2,000 years. China first fashioned firecrackers from hollowed-out bamboo in ...

On paper, the Fourth of July is about celebrating America’s independence. But really it’s about blowing stuff up. Americans spend about $1 billion on fireworks annually, with more than two-thirds of ...

A mischievous grin began to stretch across the face of 12-year-old Irving Rodriguez as he held up a box of “Torpedo” fire crackers. “Torpedoes are my favorite because they’re loud,” said Rodriquez, as ...

On Independence Day, celebrations across the United States depend on China. The sparklers, bottle rockets and Roman candles you’ll be using this Fourth of July almost certainly came from there. So did ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Fireworks sales have skyrocketed in the Philadelphia region. "Business is booming." That's how Marielle LaMonica at All American Fireworks in Bensalem Township, Bucks County ...

Independence Day fireworks celebrations have been thwarted by a global pandemic in recent years, but 2022 has brought new challenges to the Fourth of July in the form of drought and extreme heat.