United States Bicentennial - Wikipedia The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to historical events leading up to the creation of the United States as an independent republic
Bicentennial - Encyclopedia. com bicentennial The 200th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence was the country's most broadly celebrated anniversary Like the 1876 centennial, it followed a period of social tension that created an ominous backdrop for the event
United States Bicentennial Celebrations - Monuments Memorials . . . The United States Bicentennial found the country riding a fresh wave of patriotism that had been lacking during the tumultuous years of the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, and the Watergate scandal
1976 Bicentennial of American Independence | Smithsonian . . . The "Bicentennial Era" was a series of observances, celebrations, and commemorations leading up to the 200th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on Sunday, July 4, 1976