<Li> In 1777 , thirteen gunshots were fired in salute , once at morning and once again as evening fell , on July 4 in Bristol , Rhode Island . An article in July 18 , 1777 issue of The Virginia Gazette noted a celebration in Philadelphia in a manner a modern American would find familiar : an official dinner for the Continental Congress , toasts , 13 - gun salutes , speeches , prayers , music , parades , troop reviews , and fireworks . Ships in port were decked with red , white , and blue bunting . </Li>
<Li> In 1777 , thirteen gunshots were fired in salute , once at morning and once again as evening fell , on July 4 in Bristol , Rhode Island . An article in July 18 , 1777 issue of The Virginia Gazette noted a celebration in Philadelphia in a manner a modern American would find familiar : an official dinner for the Continental Congress , toasts , 13 - gun salutes , speeches , prayers , music , parades , troop reviews , and fireworks . Ships in port were decked with red , white , and blue bunting . </Li>
when did fireworks on 4th of july start
when did fireworks on 4th of july start
1777
1777