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Independence Day is the national day of the Republic of Seychelles. It is celebrated on June 29 to commemorate the country’s independence from the United Kingdom in 1976. The original documents are located in Box 34, folder “Bicentennial Independence Day” of the William J. Baroody Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Independence Day Speech of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 15th August 1976 when emergency had been imposed across India and fundamental rights had been The United States Semiquincentennial, [a] also called the Bisesquicentennial, the Sestercentennial, America250 or the Quarter Millennium, will be the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. Festivities will mark various events leading up to the Declaration's anniversary on Independence Day, July 4, 2026. Planners of Philadelphia’s Bicentennial celebration in 1976, aware of the incredible success of the 1876 Centennial as well as the flop of the 1926 Sesquicentennial, hoped to showcase the growth and ambitions of the city while also commemorating the two-hundredth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. While the big celebrations drew crowds of Americans, the summer of ’76 also On July 4, 1976, Independence Day of the American Bicentennial year, the United States Postal Service issued a 13-cent se-tenant, Declaration of Independence, printed in a continuous horizontal design across four stamps (Scott 1691-1694). Designed by Vincent E. Hoffman, the scene depicts the first painting that John Trumbull completed for the Capitol Rotunda, Washington, District of Columbia Independence Day was marked with parades, including a nautical parade of tall-masted sailing ships in the Hudson River, museum exhibitions, and elaborate fireworks displays across the nation. Commemorative issue US Independence Bicentennial Obverse Script: Latin Lettering: INDEPENDENCE DAY JULY 4, 1776 Reverse Script: Latin Lettering: BICENTENNIAL DAY JULY 4, 1976 Edge Reeded Mint Franklin Mint (The Franklin Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-2003) See also Independence Manage my collection Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection. Independence Day (July 4) is the date the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress of the United States. It is a holiday celebrated annually as the birth of the nation. Volume One of the graphic novel Die Hard: Year One, takes place entirely on the 4th of July in 1976. The nation, and New York City in particular, is holding its bicentiennial or 200th anniversary 40 years ago America celebrated its Bicentennial with a series of celebrations and events throughout the mid-70s. Culminating on the 4th of July in 1976, which marked the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Bicentennial was a celebration 10 years in the making. In 1976, America celebrated its bicentennial with daylong festivities; President Gerald R. Ford made stops in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, Independence Hall in Philadelphia and New York, where more than 200 Two days later, on the Fourth of July, the Congress adopted a Declaration of Independence which proclaimed to the world the birth of the United States of America. Independence Day: Directed by Bobby Roth. With Mel Rosier, Gammy Singer, Michelle Davison, Henry G. Sanders. Two African-Americans come from Tennessee to Los Angeles. The man will not marry the woman as he has just been released from prison and cannot commit himself. He ends up working in a factory, while she gets a job as a maid. July 4, 1976 was the 200th anniversary of the signing of The Declaration of Independence. Large and small Bicentennial celebrations were planned throughout the United States. New York celebrated the U.S. Bicentennial with Operation Sail. 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. It kicked off when James Brown performed at Legion Stadium on July 2, 1976. On Independence Day, a group published an open letter in the Star-News reminding people that, while they might be free to enjoy the bicentennial celebrations, the Wilmington 10 were still imprisoned. Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States which commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America. 1976 marked the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. To celebrate the Bicentennial, people across the nation purchased commemorative souvenirs, like this poster, and organized innumerable events -- from parades and fireworks displays to television programs and sporting events. It was a central event in the memory of the American Revolution. The Bicentennial culminated on Sunday, July 4, 1976, with the 200th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Founding Fathers in the Second Continental Congress. The Bicentennial culminated on Sunday, July 4, 1976, with the 200th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. he nation had always commemorated the Founding, as a gesture of patriotism and sometimes as an argument in political battles.
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