Rosa Parks' arrest on this day in 1955 sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and changed the world. On Dec. 1, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus
Fire is a chemical reaction that gives off light and heat. It is an example of the chemical process of oxidation.
Fire is a conversion of chemical energy into thermal and electromagnetic energy via a chemical reaction that combines the molecules in fuel (wood, say) with oxygen from the air to create water and carbon dioxide. It releases energy in the form of heat and light.