Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the United States when it was sent into space on January 31, 1958. Following the launch of the Soviet Union’s
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Click on the link here for Audio Player – Edward P. Morgan – Herbert Kaplow Commentaries – August 6-7, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As speculation reached fever-pitch on this August 7th, 1974, over whether or not Richard Nixon would resign or go through the impeachment process, commentators and news analysts went into overdrive […]
It is a never ending cornucopia of photographic treasures I still continue to uncover decades after my father's death. I had thought I had seen them all, but found another box marked "pix from Dad's room" squirreled away in a remote part of a closet. Many are old family photographs but some are of the city he worked in all his life, New York, and, particularly, several 8 x 10's of the Operation Sail Bicentennial, all taken from the air. I have no idea whether he just knew a photographer who took these and my father only developed and printed them at his commercial studio or whether he himself did the photographing as well as the printing (they are definitely prints from his studio). A few are just too iconic not to publish in some way, so I've scanned them, including one of the twin towers majestically overlooking the Hudson River only a few years after they were completed. World Trade Center, Bicentennial 1976 USCGC Eagle and the USS FORRESTAL, Operation Sail Bicentennial 1976 Statue of Liberty, Bicentennial 1976 The Christian Radich, Operation Sail Bicentennial 1976 Verrazano Bridge, Bicentennial 1976
June 12, 1978. RICHARD
My grandmother, Jaqueline Martin (nee Drew) was a avid collector of stuff. She also, had a love of history & participated in the Bicentennial celebrations in Schuylerville, NY in 1976-77. With the death of my grandfather last year, my mother & I found a bunch of Bicentennial memorabilia which I will share with you over the next few moths. I will be featuring some things at the Washington County History Fair in Granville, NY this Saturday, October 26, 2013 also. (For more information on this- see my Facebook page.) I hope that through my grandmother's collection & a binder full of clippings I have in the office, I can piece together a localized, personal view of the Bicentennial... My grandmother loved to color. She would sit & color with us, or by herself, while she listened to "her programs" (game shows, soap operas) on the television. So, I thought I would start this series off with the Bicentennial coloring books in her collection. Over sized coloring book put out by Colgate Toothpaste My personal favorite by the Samuel Lowe Co of WI This coloring book by the Samuel Lowe Company in Kenosha, WI is thick & well drawn. It covers more events than the others in this collection. I love the suffrage page below. There is also a page on Chester Arthur, as the presidents are represented. Some omissions are the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, & specific suffragists, like Susan B. Anthony. Oh, well. Radio and 19th Amendment pages in the Lowe coloring book Slim coloring book covering 200 years of US history Coloring book specifically on the Revolution
On July 4, 1976, the United States of America celebrated the 200-year, Bicentennial, anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. On July 4, 1966, Congress created the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission which was tasked with deciding a single city in which to host the celebration, either Philadelphia or…
Check out these 20 Bicentennial photos sure to transport you back to 1976 and our nation's 200th birthday!
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ENOUGH - "Fathers and Other Strangers" - Airdate: November 7, 1979. JOAN
ENOUGH - "Mortgage Burnin' Blues" - Airdate: October 19, 1977. WILLIE
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Bicentennial Tall Ships NYC Too many boats to count near the ships - would NOT be allowed today!!! I lost count on how many tall ships sailed under the bridge here. Taken from near the Verazzano Bridge on the Brooklyn side - Shore Road. Minolta SRT-102 400mm preset lens. 1976 '76 70s ADDENDUM: I don't think you understand there must have been 70 Tall Ships and many giant Sloops such as you see in the background. The likes of such were not even seen in 1986's celebration of the Statue of Liberty's 100th anniversary.
"Earth Star" - Airdate: July 7, 1978. BENEDICT
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ENOUGH - "Who's On First?" - Airdate: May 17, 1978. GRANT
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On July 4, 1976, the United States of America celebrated the 200-year, Bicentennial, anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. On July 4, 1966, Congress created the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission which was tasked with deciding a single city in which to host the celebration, either Philadelphia or…
