The bicentennial was huge --
I was 14. But the lead-up was a couple of years of "on this date 200 years ago." It was exciting. This is bullshit.
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"Somewhere in Middle America"
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bk,
2026-06-30, 14:17
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Jeff (BGS),
2026-07-01, 18:46
- It's a damn shame - Greg, 2026-07-01, 14:26
- Yes. In addition to it being not well publicized at all. -
BillyGoat,
2026-07-01, 06:26
- We have had some events in our department - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-07-01, 06:37
- How many of you remember the 1976 Bicentennial? -
NDinVA,
2026-06-30, 22:18
- The bicentennial was huge -- - omahadomer, 2026-07-02, 18:10
- I missed it by, hmmph, a bit less than a year... - nedhead, 2026-07-01, 06:00
- I was 8 and was a minute man in our town parade. -
Bryan (IrishCavan),
2026-07-01, 05:49
- I feel like most people just want it to come and go. -
Chris,
2026-07-01, 05:58
- It’s like the happiness we felt back in the summer of 1976 -
NDinVA,
2026-07-01, 13:55
- In all those horrible, horrible blue cities. -
Chris,
2026-07-02, 07:29
- In all those horrible, horrible blue cities.
- That's where I've been. But some combination of Robert -
BillyGoat,
2026-07-01, 06:31
- Uh, I think your math is a bit off there, BG -
BPH,
2026-07-01, 09:55
- Shut up. I was a PLS major. -
BillyGoat,
2026-07-01, 09:59
- Shut up. I was a PLS major.
- Uh, I think your math is a bit off there, BG
- It’s like the happiness we felt back in the summer of 1976 -
NDinVA,
2026-07-01, 13:55
- I feel like most people just want it to come and go.
- formative memory at 6 years old - Jay, 2026-07-01, 03:45
- This could have been a really great idea and a lot of fun. - Chris, 2026-06-30, 14:30
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