250 years ago today: “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.”
Tonight we’ll be celebrating Independence Day by the time-honored method of blowing things up. In the meantime, enjoy these videos of things being blown up.
“Top 5 Biggest Firework Shells In The World Ever.” Not sure if that’s true, but they’re pretty big:
Our friends in Japan put on a fireworks show to celebrate our holiday:
🇺🇸 AMAZING! Japan just did a whole FIREWORKS SHOW celebrating America’s birthday today, as it’s now July 4 in Tokyo
This is what a REAL ally looks like.
Unlike most of our European “allies”
God bless America, and God bless Japan! 🇺🇸🤝🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/k579V6kq6r
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 3, 2026
Here’s that famous San Diego fireworks shot where they accidentally set off everything at once.
A fireworks factory explosion:
Not a fireworks show, but a drone show up in North Richland Hills:
Happy Birthday, America!
Tags: Independence Day, Japan, North Richland Hills, Texas, The Declaration of Independence, video
Well, you missed one. A little ahead of schedule, last month a truck carrying fireworks caught fire on I-75 in Tennessee, with predictable results:
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America, where we have civilian ammo cookoffs; even the Russians can’t quite manage that…