BOSTON (WHDH) - National Guard soldiers set up Howitzer cannons Sunday in preparation for the grand finale of the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular — the 1812 Overture. A team of soldiers rolled three ...

Members of the 101st Field Artillery tested the cannons which will be used when the Boston Pops perform the 1812 Overture. They planned to test the cannons earlier in the day, but couldn't because of ...

The museum owns eight cannons — six originals and two reproductions — of which seven take part in the 1812. (The remaining ship's cannon is too bulky to move.) Two cannons are prototypes that were ...

The Florida Orchestra brings out the big guns with Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, best known for the 16 cannon shots symbolizing Russia's defense against Napoleon. "It's just a sensational piece of ...

WASHINGTON (Aug. 14, 2012) -- Hundreds gathered on a warm summer evening to watch The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" perform Tchaikovsky's "Overture 1812" at Sylvan Theater on the Washington Monument ...

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LONGMONT — The popping of air-filled paper bags substituted for the roar of a booming cannon Wednesday to conclude the Longmont Symphony Orchestra’s annual 4th of July concert in Thompson Park.

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois -- For the first time in decades, the Quad City Bank & Trust Riverfront Pops concert won't be held at its long-time home of LeClaire Park in Davenport due to the heavy flooding ...