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I've been disappointed at the lack of celebration of the 250th anniversary of important events that led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The Battles of Lexington and Concord on 19 April 1775 got only a small mention in the media, although several of our members made excellent posts. I was only five years old for the Bicentennial, but even so, I remember the great celebrations that went on in 1976.
I propose that we at Ricochet make a small contribution to remedy the situation. We're already on Day 53 of the Revolutionary War, counting from April 19; so we've already missed some important events. But we can start from here. I will endeavor to make a daily post with a note on the historical events of that day 250 years ago. I suppose that there will be some slow news days on which little of note happened 250 years ago, so I may have to fill in with patriotic songs, poetry, sermons, as well as important events of the Revolutionary era and American history in other years. Some days may only be a sentence, while others may be an essay.
I invite all my fellow Ricochetti to comment on my posts or to create your own posts about historical events, important personages, beautiful American scenery, and anything to celebrate 250 years of America. The hand of Providence has truly been on our nation, so let us express our gratitude and celebrate the semiquincentennial of the greatest nation there has ever been.
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Thank you for starting this series. If you have a "slow news day", you might consider writing about events that have been missed on previous dates. I don't think anyone here would mind.
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Good idea, but I remember 1976 as it was the year I graduated high school. There was nothing made of the events of 1775 in 1975 that I recall. It was all about 1776 in 1976. I am not surprised at the "lack of celebration". It was our declaration of freedom that was the main thing.
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I don't remember anything like that in 1975, either, but I might have missed it. In 1976 our middle child was born, and the two events are ever associated in my mind. It wouldn't hurt to do it right this time around, and start the celebrations with the events that led up to 1776. Wouldn't have hurt to start in 2015, either, but that opportunity is gone. Not too late to do 2025.
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Huzzah! I'll be reading every one.
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That's how I remember it (I turned 10 in 1975). I remember staying up until midnight on December 31 of that year, and thinking it was a big deal because we were starting the bicentennial year. So yeah, I remember a general sense of anticipation about the approach of the bicentennial of the Declaration of Independence. I don't remember anybody talking about the fact that the bicentennial of the Revolution had already arrived.
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