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The Safe and Sane Fourth of July | Lexington News
In 1910, America’s Fourth of July was dangerously chaotic—newspapers warned that fireworks killed more people than Revolutionary War battles. A “safe and sane” movement swept the nation, urging parents to stop giving kids explosives and pushing for controlled displays. By 1913, fireworks deaths had dropped, but accidents from drowning, cars, trains, and early flights took more lives. World War I shifted celebrations to honoring soldiers, making real explosions obsolete. The “safe and sane” ideal stuck, shaping the fireworks shows we still see today—over a century after the first safety…
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