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Comparing the mood of America's 250th anniversary with its 200th in 1976
As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, a look back five decades to 1976 — the year of the nation's bicentennial — reveals notable similarities with today.
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According to PBS News’s source item, Comparing the mood of America’s 250th anniversary with its 200th in 1976, As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, a look back five decades to 1976 — the year of the nation’s bicentennial — reveals notable similarities with today.
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