00:00:14bash this summer ritual of picnics
00:00:18parades and pageantry celebrates the
00:00:22formal adoption of the Declaration of
00:00:24Independence in 1776 the most cherished
00:00:27document in our history it declared an
00:00:30end to England’s colonial rule and
00:00:32proclaimed America an independent nation
00:00:35that all men are created equal the 4th
00:00:39of July is all about honoring this
00:00:41chapter in America’s past acted out in
00:00:44red white and blue traditions it’s a day
00:00:47when offices shut down
00:00:49barbecues light up and the whole country
00:00:52wraps itself in the flag but if there’s
00:00:55one single icon that truly represents
00:00:58the fourth its fireworks
00:01:02fireworks have been a traditional part
00:01:04of the fourth for as long as anyone can
00:01:06remember
00:01:07I think fireworks could be the perfect
00:01:09way to celebrate it if any holiday the
00:01:12sun’s gone down and and and just waiting
00:01:15with anticipation everyone around you
00:01:17literally goes aha there are a
00:01:22pyrotechnic displays in virtually every
00:01:24corner of the country in fact according
00:01:26to the Gallup poll in any given year
00:01:28more than 60% of Americans plan to
00:01:31attend a fireworks display on the
00:01:33holiday and many of the most
00:01:36breathtaking shows are conceived here
00:01:38the Brookhaven New York home of
00:01:41fireworks by Grucci
00:01:42the family history of our business of
00:01:44the Grucci family starts back in 1850 in
00:01:48Italy with my grandfather’s grandfather
00:01:50the family immigrated to America in 1870
00:01:54bringing their explosive secrets with
00:01:56them
00:01:59today four generations of grew cheese
00:02:01are still active in the business
00:02:03handcrafting kaleidoscopic displays that
00:02:06dazzle crowds around the world they’ve
00:02:08provided the fireworks at many of the
00:02:10major celebratory events in recent
00:02:12American history the Centennial’s of the
00:02:15Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of
00:02:18Liberty opening and closing ceremonies
00:02:22of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics
00:02:24and seven consecutive presidential
00:02:28inaugurations but 60% of their annual
00:02:32business comes from producing shows for
00:02:34the 4th of July
00:02:36so you skewed the site planner with sort
00:02:38of fallout zone doesn’t go over the
00:02:39office color correct every show gets
00:02:41molded from a blank white piece of paper
00:02:43and starts and builds up from that point
00:02:46we are constantly blending the art form
00:02:50of pyrotechnic entertainment with the
00:02:54science aspect of what can or cannot be
00:02:56done so every single performance that we
00:02:59have is unique
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