The U.S.A.'s bicentennial, or 200th anniversary of its funding, occurred on July 4th, 1976, as at that time it had been 200 years since the nation's Declaration of Independence was adopted by the nation's founding fathers in the Second Continental Congress. Were you alive at the time of the bicentennial

The bicentennial was an event, or profusion of events, for which the federal government made long range plans, prompting much debate. Congress created American Revolution Bicentennial Commission on July 4. 1966; after six and one-half years of wrangling over whether the celebration should be concentrated to one massive event in Boston or Philadelphia, the commission was deactivated and replaced with the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration (ARBA), tasked with encouraging multiple bicentennial activities occurring many places. If you were alive, did you participate in any bicentennial-related goings on that day?

Tweenage, probably nerdy me got a subscription to the official government newspaper chronicling plans for and wrap-up of the holiday: The Bicentennial Times. I learned of the paper from TV public service announcements starring ARBA, a puppet male bald eagle. Have you any recollections of bicentennial mass media?

Though by 1976 the U..S. was far gone under the forces that would later characterize the national division seen nowadays (and often articulated in internal survey comment sections here), I believe it's fair to say that the nation was overall mote unified. in may regards than it is today. Agreed?

Next year will be the U.S.' Semiquincentennial, or 250th birthday. That's a quarter of a millennium!, but plans for it seem to be at a much lower key than the previous half-century mark's festivities. And, in my opinion, the official logo for next year's doings is considerably less attractive than Bruce N. Blackburn's stripes-surrounding-a-star emblem for the bicentennial. Aesthetic concerns aside, have you heard much--however you'd define "much"--about the 2026 semiquincentennial?