Remembering America’s Bicentennial Spirit
This year’s America 250 celebrations are the biggest national celebration since the Bicentennial. We’re a much different nation than we were back then. Even a few years after Watergate and President Richard Nixon’s resignation, the urge to politicize everything just didn’t dominate people’s minds.
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Remembering America’s Bicentennial Spirit Chris Queen | 12:08 PM on July 03, 2026 AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler This year’s America 250 celebrations are the biggest national celebration since the Bicentennial. We’re a much different nation than we were back then. Even a few years after Watergate and President Richard Nixon’s resignation, the urge to politicize everything just didn’t dominate people’s minds. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); I was only three in the summer of 1976, so my memories of the Bicentennial aren’t all that vivid.
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