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BadgerMom

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16. What happened in the last 50 years?

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2026, 08:27 PM

Yesterday

Oh, you all know. Reagan, Iran Contra, Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, the Brooks Brothers riot, the theft of the 2000 election, 9/11, the misbegotten attack on Iraq, the 2008 financial meltdown, Obama’s election which caused racist heads to explode, Cambridge Analytica, Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election right until today. It makes my head and my heart ache. And I blame the Republicans.

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What the 250th anniversary of our country could be for those too young to remember 1976 [View all] senseandsensibility Yesterday OP

We were all united in pride and love of our country. Irish_Dem Yesterday #1

We knew back then that the Country had its problems and flaws... COL Mustard Yesterday #9

Time will tell. Irish_Dem Yesterday #10

This was before Ronald Reagan LiberalArkie Yesterday #12

Ronald Reagan was the beginning the ugly America we know today. Irish_Dem Yesterday #13

Many companies and products issued special Bicentennial Editions bucolic_frolic Yesterday #2

Dad bought all three of us kids the bicentennial coin collection slightlv Yesterday #22

I remember the Bicentennial Train Inkey Yesterday #3

I lived outside of Philly and the celebrations went on for 12 months BigmanPigman Yesterday #4

IIRC, it was an 18-24 month ramp up to the big celebration Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #5

I miss the emphasis on education senseandsensibility Yesterday #8

I do remember the historical moments. slightlv Yesterday #23

I remember the "Tall Ships" coming to Boston on July 4th bottomofthehill Yesterday #6

Yes! My son and I were there at the Boston Harbor and we saw the Tall Ships FakeNoose Yesterday #15

I was not much older than your son bottomofthehill Yesterday #19

I worked in steel mill at the time, we painted all the rolling mills and railroad doc03 Yesterday #7

I think I still have a commemorative 7-up soda bottle Raven123 Yesterday #11

I remember the commemorative quarters wnylib 23 hrs ago #33

You know what sucked about the bicentennial? Teacher of the Year Yesterday #14

Rit Dye was around back in those days FakeNoose Yesterday #18

What happened in the last 50 years? BadgerMom Yesterday #16

From My Hometown in SE PA modrepub Yesterday #17

I came to America to live on July 4th, 1976. JMCKUSICK Yesterday #20

Hard to believe it's been fifty years BeneteauBum Yesterday #21

Was just saying this at breakfast lostnfound Yesterday #24

The Bicentennial '76 concert I attended featured Aerosmith, Bob Seger, Black Oak Arkansas, Jeff Beck & Jan Hammer. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Yesterday #25

I remember the Bicentennial Trail GenThePerservering Yesterday #26

That sounds really cool senseandsensibility 6 hrs ago #37

Anybody remember owning the wonderful educational book put out by the USPS called "Stamps and Stories"? Efilroft Sul Yesterday #27

I was in Moscow on July 4, 1976 catbyte Yesterday #28

Pukes were on the ropes in 76, it was great. Then 50 years of puke sabotage and we are hanging on by a thread Blues Heron Yesterday #29

You couldn't escape the celebration in 1976... Gore1FL 23 hrs ago #30

I marched in the huge bicentennial parade in Hey Joe 23 hrs ago #31

I was teaching in Seattle and took my class to tour the Freedom Train. There were other school groups there that day. KitFox 23 hrs ago #32

That was the year we were married. July 4th Emile 22 hrs ago #34

Exactly. senseandsensibility 6 hrs ago #39

I don't remember any Bicentennial politics hunter 21 hrs ago #35

In 1975, I walked into my elementary classroom with a "Spirit of 76" t-shirt on. My teacher looked at and said, C Moon 20 hrs ago #36

Boston. Tall ships... maveric 6 hrs ago #38