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23. We went to Philadelphia the Summer of '76

Tue Jun 30, 2026, 06:53 PM

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and it was spectacular!! We spent two weeks in Philly taking it all in and then down the shore to cool off! Great times.

Trump can shit all over everything but he can't take our collective national pride and our fellowship of community that we have with one another. Let's celebrate THAT!

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Bicentennial images in 1976... I remember this well! [View all] QueerDuck Tuesday OP

One nation under Zeus. The Wizard Tuesday #1

Exactly! Jupiter bless America! QueerDuck Tuesday #2

And sure enough - it did! peppertree Tuesday #30

I remember some of that -misanthroptimist Tuesday #3

Here are the songs I was listening to... AND STILL DO!! QueerDuck Tuesday #5

Interesting -misanthroptimist Tuesday #8

I hear ya... some of them were groaning clunkers! An eye-rolling bookmark of a time in my life. QueerDuck Tuesday #17

So I had to count after that and I got 12 that I didn't know. LisaM Tuesday #25

I did the same and got 15 Lifeafter70 Tuesday #29

The list is very Euro musette_sf 18 hrs ago #41

Wow! karin_sj Tuesday #31

I remember about 90% of those songs BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #59

They left out Philadelphia Freedom by Elton John. We were told it was recorded for the bicentennial, LeftInTX 11 hrs ago #65

"All By Myself" should have NEVER been released! It's been a blemish on society! LeftInTX 11 hrs ago #66

I agree. It's a bad one. QueerDuck 10 hrs ago #72

Fondly recall "Afternoon Delight" -- it was sweet and happy. Thanks for the memory. nt allegorical oracle 10 hrs ago #71

I wish I remembered it more MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #4

The Great American State Fair could have been something really cool. Initech Tuesday #6

And a Republican Was President MineralMan Tuesday #7

Even though some of us were mad at him for pardoning Nixon. IL Dem 14 hrs ago #56

Sadly, Reagan was waiting in the wings. MineralMan 14 hrs ago #57

Reagan's men convinced Iran to hold on to the American hostages SharonAnn 13 hrs ago #61

Reagan came to my Wisconsin campus in Jan 1976 LeftInTX 11 hrs ago #68

I was rockin' with Aerosmith, Bob Seger, Black Oak Arkansas & Jeff Beck/Jan Hammer concert RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Tuesday #9

I remember much of that celebration. I watched the fireworks brer cat Tuesday #10

I was on the mall in DC, totally ploughed with some friends, watching the fireworks oberle Tuesday #38

I went to the glacier of Mount Hood on July 4,1976 EYESORE 9001 Tuesday #11

Wow! Very cool! electric_blue68 Tuesday #26

For a period of about three years, I went into the cascades every chance I got EYESORE 9001 21 hrs ago #39

The ones I knew of were Rainier, Hood and Shasta.... electric_blue68 13 hrs ago #60

Made a big American flag out of petunias and marigolds. PufPuf23 Tuesday #12

That is seriously impressive!! RockCreek Tuesday #14

Wow! karynnj Tuesday #20

Everything Trump touches dies. patphil Tuesday #13

And the tall ships!! pat_k Tuesday #15

I remember watching the Tall Ships sailing into Boston harbor. maveric 15 hrs ago #49

I was in LA at the time, but my partner's family were in NY and had film. Quite a sight!! pat_k 15 hrs ago #50

That's what I remember about it also! llmart 12 hrs ago #63

such a happy time... RT Atlanta Tuesday #16

I remember back in '76 talking to this guy NewLarry Tuesday #18

Oh I like that Unwind Your Mind 16 hrs ago #43

I remember it well and it was cool karynnj Tuesday #19

And red/white/blue were THE colors for everything. Not in the tacky MAGA way... QueerDuck Tuesday #21

Very cool! Been to the South Street Seaport... electric_blue68 Tuesday #28

I remember July 4, 1976. Americanme Tuesday #22

We went to Philadelphia the Summer of '76 Billsdaughter Tuesday #23

I remember seeing these images on TV in 1976 kimbutgar Tuesday #24

Cherished memory from 1976... SleeplessinSoCal Tuesday #27

TY for photos! electric_blue68 Tuesday #32

happy to share SleeplessinSoCal Tuesday #35

those are great photos! thanks for posting them nt orleans 15 hrs ago #47

The fireworks show was awesome William Seger 15 hrs ago #51

I was there too. Wasn't it amazing? Scrivener7 11 hrs ago #67

Absolutely!! SleeplessinSoCal 4 hrs ago #73

We lived relatively near the Manhattan side of the GW Bridge so on July 4th we walked down.... electric_blue68 Tuesday #33

I got to march in the big Philadelphia parade with Hey Joe Tuesday #34

I was there! PCIntern 20 hrs ago #40

Yes PCIntern, when we think of how far we have Hey Joe 16 hrs ago #42

Republicans under Trump: Find out what's made America great, and do the opposite. n/t Beartracks Tuesday #36

I was 13, in Mr. Yarnell's 8th grade History class MerryBlooms Tuesday #37

I was working at Cedar Point VGNonly 16 hrs ago #44

Watch trump try to use these purr-rat beauty 16 hrs ago #45

I was a teenager for the bicentennial SpankMe 16 hrs ago #46

There was a subdivision in Sugarland Tx with Ilsa 15 hrs ago #48

I remember Bicentennial minutes, fire hydrates painted to look like Raine 15 hrs ago #52

OMG... I remember the bicentennial minutes too! QueerDuck 15 hrs ago #53

I was 9 - and remember the parade TBF 15 hrs ago #54

The tall ships in New York harbor UpInArms 14 hrs ago #55

I was eight. I remember being excited about it because we talked about it alot at school Quiet Em 14 hrs ago #58

Similar except the beer was Old Milwaukee MorbidButterflyTat 10 hrs ago #69

lol Quiet Em 10 hrs ago #70

I was just a tot but I remember the cool bicentennial quarters. miyazaki 13 hrs ago #62

I saw Operation Sail from Liberty Island in NYC Glaisne 12 hrs ago #64