1.   As soon as Rangers sub Kurt Stillwell was called out on strikes, fireworks erupted beyond the center-field scoreboard.

2.   Occasional fireworks would erupt with a deafening bang overhead, sending the crowd into peals of joy.

3.   As fireworks erupted over downtown Hartford and computers and clocks rolled over to the new year, the state Emergency Operations Center at the Armory recorded no early problems.

4.   Ruiz had tried to argue that prosecutor Jim Hammer was misinterpreting a piece of evidence when the courtroom fireworks erupted.

5.   Spectacular red, white, blue and gold fireworks erupted over the Washington Monument, blending pageantry with storm clouds.

6.   The musical theme shifted to a Caribbean theme as dancers formed swirling patterns on the turf and fireworks erupted from the roof of the high-tech stadium.