Not all colors of fireworks are equally easy to create. In the earliest days of the United States, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail about the celebration of independence, “It ought to be ...

For many people around the world, the very first moments of the new year will be filled with the sounds and colorful light shows of fireworks. From loud bangs to long whistles, bright reds to pale ...

(The Conversation) – In the earliest days of the United States, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail about the celebration of independence, “It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Paul E. Smith, Purdue University (THE CONVERSATION) In the earliest days of the United ...