They were used to scare away evil spirits, large animals. See how fireworks were born, and why we might want to replace them ...
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Silas Deane, left, worked with Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, center, to secure gunpowder from Antoine Lavoisier, right. Alamy (3) Shortly after taking command of the Continental Army in July ...
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