Fashion, food and frivolity paired perfectly with red, white and blue in 1976, as citizens unfurled bunting across the nation for America’s 200th birthday.
Fireworks displays and a parade of sailing ships in New York Harbor left indelible memories of Bicentennial revelry, which produced an impressive array of patriotic collectibles, from limited-edition art to disposable tchotchkes.
For this “BuyCentennial” extravaganza, Uncle Sam became an ever-present pitchman, rivaled only by George Washington.
Whether etched on sterling silver or printed on the side of a beer can, there was something for everyone to celebrate the revolutionary ideas the Founding Fathers set forth on July 4, 1776. In a salute to the nation’s semiquincentennial commemoration, aka its 250th birthday, let’s look back at some Arizona-centric Bicentennial ephemera.
