Posted by Bret4207 on September 25, 2013 at 04:03:15 from (64.19.90.196):
In Reply to: The Spirit of 76 posted by SweetFeet on September 24, 2013 at 08:04:46:
The Bicentennial was a big deal. I think the lead up to it started 2-3 years before 76. I remember guys in tri-corn hats, lots of flags, a big push on US history, the "Bicentennial Minute" on CBS, lots of stuff involving prominent figures like Franklin and Washington and of course the whole black powder rifle movement really took off back then.
Those were better days IMO, no revisionist history, you didn't worry about your kids much, people enjoyed themselves more I think. Of course I was only 16 that year, so my glasses may be rose colored.
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