The whole country got together and went all in for the Bicentennial. Every small town covered Main Street with flags and had parades. Our town painted the fire hydrants to look like minute men and colonial figures.
The music was great.
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The whole country got together and went all in for the Bicentennial. Every small town covered Main Street with flags and had parades. Our town painted the fire hydrants to look like minute men and colonial figures.
The music was great.
The crying Indian was the "Keep America Beautiful" campaign. Read on Iron Eyes Cody. Not a real native.
A page back there was a sneaker and bike discussion. My dad would never buy name brand. I remember kids singing "If your sneakers slip and slide, take them back to Pantry Pride".
In the beginning of the decade they completed the towers (picture below of me, my brother and mom as they were getting close to completion). But by the end of the decade my dad surprised us and gave us the life changing x-mas gift of the Atari 2600. I still have mine (Sear's version) and the box.
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