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"Fouquet's great fireworks spectacular sparks the ire of Louis XIV of France. . . . On August 17, 1661, Foquet aroused the king's jealousy by offering him a magnificent entertainment at Vaus. . . . At 1 A.M. Louis was offered a fireworks display over the canal and, as he retraced his steps to the chateau, was greeted by a shower of rockets fired from its dome." [1001 Days]