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The Gunpowder Plot
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/gunpowder_plot_of_1605.htmThe Gunpowder plot was when a group of conspiritors wanted to overthrow James 1 in England. They filled a cellar with gunpowder kegs, but there plan was foiled by guards. -
Black Gunpowder
http://www.hackman-adams.com/guns/aboutgunpder.htmPeople in the Civil War figured out how to make the cannons exert smoke that blocked the visibility of the enemy. -
Fireworks
http://www.history.com/news/fireworks-vibrant-historyToday fireworks are used for spectacular shows, but they work because of gunpowder. -
Modern Tragedy
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/16/bomb-photos-boston-marathon_n_3096328.html#slide=2342994The uses of gunpowder are becoming more extreme, for example; the explosion is Boston, was from a bomb and bombs use gunpowder. -
Invention
http://kaleidoscope.cultural-china.com/en/10Kaleidoscope8482.htmlGunpowder was invented by a Chinese Alchemist, they hoped it would restore life, but it exploded when exposed to fire.
