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21. Hard to believe it's been fifty years

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Sat May 30, 2026, 08:51 PM

21 hrs ago

I was 24 living in Tampa. The thing I remember is two hours of incredible fireworks just south of downtown. We were partying pretty hard…….

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What the 250th anniversary of our country could be for those too young to remember 1976 [View all] senseandsensibility 23 hrs ago OP

We were all united in pride and love of our country. Irish_Dem 23 hrs ago #1

We knew back then that the Country had its problems and flaws... COL Mustard 22 hrs ago #9

Time will tell. Irish_Dem 22 hrs ago #10

This was before Ronald Reagan LiberalArkie 22 hrs ago #12

Ronald Reagan was the beginning the ugly America we know today. Irish_Dem 22 hrs ago #13

Many companies and products issued special Bicentennial Editions bucolic_frolic 23 hrs ago #2

Dad bought all three of us kids the bicentennial coin collection slightlv 21 hrs ago #22

I remember the Bicentennial Train Inkey 23 hrs ago #3

I lived outside of Philly and the celebrations went on for 12 months BigmanPigman 23 hrs ago #4

IIRC, it was an 18-24 month ramp up to the big celebration Fiendish Thingy 23 hrs ago #5

I miss the emphasis on education senseandsensibility 22 hrs ago #8

I do remember the historical moments. slightlv 21 hrs ago #23

I remember the "Tall Ships" coming to Boston on July 4th bottomofthehill 23 hrs ago #6

Yes! My son and I were there at the Boston Harbor and we saw the Tall Ships FakeNoose 22 hrs ago #15

I was not much older than your son bottomofthehill 21 hrs ago #19

I worked in steel mill at the time, we painted all the rolling mills and railroad doc03 23 hrs ago #7

I think I still have a commemorative 7-up soda bottle Raven123 22 hrs ago #11

I remember the commemorative quarters wnylib 20 hrs ago #33

You know what sucked about the bicentennial? Teacher of the Year 22 hrs ago #14

Rit Dye was around back in those days FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #18

What happened in the last 50 years? BadgerMom 22 hrs ago #16

From My Hometown in SE PA modrepub 22 hrs ago #17

I came to America to live on July 4th, 1976. JMCKUSICK 21 hrs ago #20

Hard to believe it's been fifty years BeneteauBum 21 hrs ago #21

Was just saying this at breakfast lostnfound 21 hrs ago #24

The Bicentennial '76 concert I attended featured Aerosmith, Bob Seger, Black Oak Arkansas, Jeff Beck & Jan Hammer. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 21 hrs ago #25

I remember the Bicentennial Trail GenThePerservering 21 hrs ago #26

That sounds really cool senseandsensibility 3 hrs ago #37

Anybody remember owning the wonderful educational book put out by the USPS called "Stamps and Stories"? Efilroft Sul 21 hrs ago #27

I was in Moscow on July 4, 1976 catbyte 21 hrs ago #28

Pukes were on the ropes in 76, it was great. Then 50 years of puke sabotage and we are hanging on by a thread Blues Heron 21 hrs ago #29

You couldn't escape the celebration in 1976... Gore1FL 20 hrs ago #30

I marched in the huge bicentennial parade in Hey Joe 20 hrs ago #31

I was teaching in Seattle and took my class to tour the Freedom Train. There were other school groups there that day. KitFox 20 hrs ago #32

That was the year we were married. July 4th Emile 19 hrs ago #34

Exactly. senseandsensibility 3 hrs ago #39

I don't remember any Bicentennial politics hunter 18 hrs ago #35

In 1975, I walked into my elementary classroom with a "Spirit of 76" t-shirt on. My teacher looked at and said, C Moon 18 hrs ago #36

Boston. Tall ships... maveric 3 hrs ago #38