New post: I look at reasons why there's less hype for America's 250th anniversary vs. the 1976 bicentennial, especially in media.

https://www.diversetechgeek.com/why-less-hype-americas-250th-anniversary-vs-bicentennial/

#media #unitedstates #bicentennial #America250 #comics

Peoria County cuts ribbon on renovated courthouse plaza with music, art, food

PEORIA (25News Now) – Pe…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #25 #ARTSPARTNERS #BICENTENNIAL #Bison #bronze #CENTRALILLINOIS #courthouse #EXECUTIVEDIRECTOROFARTSPARTNERSOFCENTRALILLINOIS #GRETCHENPEARSALL #MAEGILLILANDWRIGHT #news #OFFICAL #open #Park #PeoriaCounty #PEORIACOUNTYCOURTHOUSE #reopen #week
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2672607/peoria-county-cuts-ribbon-on-renovated-courthouse-plaza-with-music-art-food/

Why America’s 250th Birthday Doesn’t Feel Like 1976’s Celebration

https://caffeinatedpolitics.com/2026/06/01/why-americas-250th-birthday-doesnt-feel-like-1976s-celebration/

@autistics

So, let's talk about 1976. At the time, I was in a "special needs" program at a school way bigger than the 2 room village schoolhouse I had been attending. The teachers at the new school encouraged all the students to write essays about the #AmericanRevolution -- the prize being a trip to Philadelphia to participate in the #Bicentennial. I managed to win the contest with a very graphic essay about #GeorgeWashington's troops in #ValleyForge (mentioning the possibility of #cannibalism -- one of my obsessions at the time, along with Zombies). Anyhow, in order to participate in the parade, we had to dress in period clothes. I *insisted* on having a boy-man's uniform (which I made in a very public interview with the local press), and I got my way! And marched with the boys/men, with the fife and drum squad and flag bearers (I played the flute). Unfortunately, I was there by myself, with no family to take photos of me. But here's a photo of the group I was part of. And bonus... I got to spend the night at Valley Forge, telling my tales of Revolutionary cannibalism!

#AmericanRevolution #Reenactment #GenderFluidity #GenderFluid #BornThisWay #ActuallyAutistic #HistoryGeek #ZombieGeek

A Look Back at the 1984 Bicentennial Parade in Lebanon, Pennsylvania

📰 Original title: Fascinating Old Photos of the 1984 Bicentennial Lebanon, PA Parade

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#culture #parade #lebanon #bicentennial

A Look Back at the 1984 Bicentennial Parade in Lebanon, Pennsylvania

📰 Original title: Fascinating Old Photos of the 1984 Bicentennial Lebanon, PA Parade

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#culture #parade #lebanon #bicentennial

This is why we have #PBS. From the PBS studio in #chicago on our
#Bicentennial 1976.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-aeweP-BFU&list=RDh-aeweP-BFU&start_radio=1

Do you wish to return to easier times?
Then check out our 3 new books on #nostalgia !
1) #CulturalHistory "Happy Days" by Benjamin L. Alpers examines how #popularculture in the 1970s reimagined their past - from 1950s teens to neo-slave narratives, the US #bicentennial or #filmnoir

#CulturalStudies