1.   But the real fireworks took place in the nine innings of baseball before it.

2.   The emotional fireworks take place against a backdrop of Woodstock and the Vietnam War, with the first moon landing looming in the background.

3.   The traditional morning fireworks took place over glassy water and the tricky winds that plague the lake were nonexistent.

4.   The verbal fireworks took place during a series of sidebar conferences on Wednesday.