Let's take a look at something even more insane. This is from France in 1782. Here we see a display of advanced lighting that is far more exquisite than what is written in our history books.

The pillars can only be electrical. To say it was gas powered would be an insult. Not to mention, those fireworks don't look like any kind of fireworks I've ever seen.

And let's not forget the elephant in the room. This "firework show" contains blatantly obvious streams of electricity. It even hits some of the people on a rooftop (I think they're ok). This is nothing that we have ever seen in today's technology.

6/8

Here are a few more illustrations with questionable "fireworks". The fountain illustration is of the Palace of Versailles with what appears to be underwater lighting.

The second depiction has a date 1769 but the date along with the other words drawn on this illustration appear to be lazy alterations by another person well after. The symbols aren't even centered.

Sometimes, all it takes to rewrite history is to write in a date yourself. The second depiction could be 2,000 years old. Or 200 years old.

7/8

And we have saved the best for last: A painting of Nuremburg Germany, 1650. Supposed to be a firework display.

There are definitely fireworks going off but there is a painfully obvious electrical equivalent. To interpret this depiction in any other manner would be ridiculous. The men below are literally playing with electrified swords, which are also in the shape of lightning bolts.

This is the oldest illustration on our list. It was over 200 years before electricity became commonplace in our homes, and over 100 years before Ben Franklin's so-called "kite experiment".

8/8

We have tried translating the text of this depiction but there isn't much to go off of as far as I have read. Clearly it says "feierwerks" but unless you want to tell me that you have ever seen fireworks that look exactly like electricity coming out of an instrument that is shaped exactly like a lightning bolt then I think it is safe to say that their definition of "fireworks" included electricity. Thousands of years of man seeing lightning bolts and no one thought to figure out how to harness it before Ben Franklin in 1752?

It's electricity. Come on. Look at it.