We condense from an English exchange a description, of the white, or rather ... it could have happened to a manufactory of common black gunpowder. We now come to the process of manufacture.

To make these loud explosions, which are usually accompanied by a bright white flash, firework manufacturers use mixtures of perchlorate, a different kind of explosive than black powder.

Thanks to Revere and other messengers, dozens of minutemen rushed to Lexington and Concord to prevent the British from capturing their gunpowder stores. The truth of Black men serving as minutemen ...

But you can always reload great grandpa’s musket with some homemade gunpowder. All kidding aside, the invention and proliferation of gunpowder had a profound effect on the world. Here you can ...