There aren't too many us who can remember our 200th anniversary in 1976.

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21. There was also a multi-year runup to all of the culminating celebrations.

I remember the 'Bicentennial Minute" TV spots. I was enlisted Air Force at the time, and my ex was from Philadelphia. Definite BIG time celebrations and events for well over. year. The "Bicentennial Minute" series of TV spots ran from sometime in 1974 until the end of 1976, and were entertaining and educational.

My ex and I went from where we were stationed (Plattsburgh AFB, NY) to Philly and got to see 1776 in the round, outdoors, near the Liberty Bell. Several trips over a couoleof years, and there was a patriotic feeling all around. tRumplethinskin's shitshow appears to have had absolutely no pre-planning whatsoever.

Fire Hydrants were painted up to look like colonial soldiers.

Everyone got engaged in it, to some level.

The current slapdash poor excuse for a celebration is just sad.

Everything tRump touched turns to crap (obviously, except for E. Jean Carroll ).