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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1499
Popularity Increase
Italy becaomes a major manufaturing center for fireworks. -
Jan 18, 1486
How fireworks could be used
Henry VII arranges fireworks for wedding with Elizabeth of York and become more commonly used to impress guest. -
Jun 1, 1533
Fire breating dragons
The invention of the firework allowed chemist to control fire, so at the coronation parade for Anne Boleyn there was a papier-mache dragon that belched fire. -
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Enjoyment of Fireworks
In Emgland, fireworks were becoming very popular, and colonists brought them to America. -
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Colorful Explosions
Europeans chemist mixed different metals with the gunpowder to make the fireworks colorful. -
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Society for the Suppression of Unnecessary Noise
There was a major increase in injuries, cause by fireworks, so the Society for the Suppression of Unnecessary Noise supported legislation limiting noise. -
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The First Firework
The first firework was made by gunpowder stuffed in bamboo, then set to explode. The explosion was ment to make a loud enough sound to scare off evil spirts