By — PBS News Hour PBS News Hour Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/watch-dubais-record-breaking-new-years-fireworks Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story Dubai set the world record for the largest fireworks display in history with its New Year’s celebration that saw 500,000 fireworks erupt over the city. 200 technicians worked for 5,000 hours to ensure that the show went off without a hitch in order to beat Kuwait’s 2012 world record launch of 77,282 fireworks. Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Dec 31, 2013 By — PBS News Hour PBS News Hour