Fireworks 4th Of July 2024 History. W hile fireworks may seem like a very american tradition, especially on the fourth of july, their origins go back centuries before the first independence day. See who’s performing, watch videos and more.

Chinese fabricators loaded up bamboo stalks with gunpowder to create perhaps the world’s first manufactured fireworks, and later began using paper tubes as well, history.com said. Here is a full list of capital region shows and celebrations to mark.