Wedding Fireworks, New Year Fireworks, Buy Fireworks, The Fireworkstore: Tag: chinese History of Fireworks ================================================================================ suisse on 07 November, 2007 08:09:00 The history of fireworks dates back to nearly two thousand years. A cook in China is generally supposed to have discovered fireworks accidentally when he mixed three ingredients that were commonly used in the kitchen in those days, namely sulphur, charcoal and potassium nitrate (salt peter). Fireworks and Its History and Events ================================================================================ suisse on 07 November, 2007 07:56:00 Fireworks are popularly used to celebrate events, for example, fireworks for weddings, fireworks for schools, Independence Day and other similar events to make the day more special and memorable. But are you aware of the fact that these bright lights that make our events special are the invention of the Chinese some 2000 years ago?