Fun Facts About Fireworks
Philadelphia, PA - In celebration of different events like New Year's Eve, Independence Day, and the Fourth of July, we light up our sky with colorful fireworks. But did you know that fireworks actually have been around for thousands of years? In fact, they were invented more than 2000 years ago in China! These first firecrackers were simply chunks of green bamboo. The bamboo grows with air pockets in the plant segments. When heated, this air expands and cracks through the bamboo's sides.