Fireworks are a Fourth of July tradition—and they have been since Americans celebrated the first Independence Day way back in 1777.

The fireworks on that day were only orange though, not red, white, or blue. It would take inventors another sixty years to discover how to add elements like strontium and barium to create the colored fireworks we see today.

If you’re a regular Teammate Tuesdays reader, you know that I live very close to Walt Disney World and am treated to fireworks 365 nights a year...