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I can remember what a big deal the bicentennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence was in 1976. There were big celebrations in New York, Washington and Philadelphia, which we watched on TV.


My grandmother gave the grandkids commemorative sets of the special bicentennial quarter (designed by Jack L. Ahr), half dollar and dollar coins. I even have a 1976 2 dollar bill! Not sure how much they’re worth now, but they’re cool things to have.


I remember hearing about the American Freedom Train, which carried over 20 cars containing pieces of Americana like Dorothy’s ruby slippers from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and a lunar rover from one of the moon missions.

As part of the celebration on July 4th it would have been amazing to see the fleet of revolutionary era-styled ships that sailed in New York Harbor and then later in Boston.

CBS aired a series of Emmy winning ‘Bicentennial Moments’ that highlighted historical events surrounding America’s fight for independence. Check out this link to see some of them on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bicentennial+minute&search_type=&aq=5&oq=bicentennial+m


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