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07-04-2026, 10:32 PM
July 4, 1976: America's Bicentennial (https://unclemikesmusings.blogspot.com/2026/07/july-4-1976-americas-bicentennial.html)
CBS (https://share.google/aimode/o4GTZtmqsvL6Ch23v), which had been airing a series of vignettes titled The Bicentennial Minute (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicentennial_Minutes) since 1974, hosted In Celebration of Us, 16 hours of coverage, hosted by their news anchor, Walter Cronkite (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tFPdZnHXus). ABC (https://share.google/aimode/mgxdx8nPg2MA3mxtj) did similar programming, with anchor Harry Reasoner (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6pPfJGREtU). So did NBC (https://share.google/aimode/kuwlryD17Vjr60zPX), with The Glorious Fourth, with their news anchors, John Chancellor and David Brinkley, followed on the night (https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item?item=B%3A07250) by (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeAOdCnje8U) Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star-Spangled Spectacular (https://parade.com/entertainment/50-years-ago-today-bob-hopes-bicentennial-star-spangled-spectacular-featured-an-all-star-lineup-of-1970s-icons-and-a-message-that-still-resonates).
Prime-time network TV listings for Sunday July 4, 1976 (https://www.ultimate70s.com/seventies_history/19760704/television)
July 4, 1976 | ABC Broadcast Archive Wiki | Fandom (https://abc-broadcast-archive.fandom.com/wiki/July_4,_1976)
July 4, 1976…America’s 200th Birthday On ABC (https://eyesofageneration.com/july-4-1976-americas-200th-birthday-on-abchere-is-the-start-of-a-three-hou/)
Los Angeles/San Diego - Bicentennial Day, July 4, 1976 (https://radiodiscussions.com/threads/retro-los-angeles-san-diego-bicentennial-day-july-4-1976.756364/)
Remembering Bob Hope's 1976 Bicentennial Special (https://www.aol.com/articles/remembering-bob-hopes-1976-bicentennial-142913000.html)
Interesting Tape Artifact…July 4, 1976, Boston Pops National Debut (https://eyesofageneration.com/interesting-tape-artifact-july-4-1976-boston-pops-national-debut-somehow/)
40th Anniversary of the Bicentennial (https://www.tvobscurities.com/2016/07/40th-anniversary-of-the-bicentennial/)
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CBS (https://share.google/aimode/o4GTZtmqsvL6Ch23v), which had been airing a series of vignettes titled The Bicentennial Minute (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicentennial_Minutes) since 1974, hosted In Celebration of Us, 16 hours of coverage, hosted by their news anchor, Walter Cronkite (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tFPdZnHXus). ABC (https://share.google/aimode/mgxdx8nPg2MA3mxtj) did similar programming, with anchor Harry Reasoner (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6pPfJGREtU). So did NBC (https://share.google/aimode/kuwlryD17Vjr60zPX), with The Glorious Fourth, with their news anchors, John Chancellor and David Brinkley, followed on the night (https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item?item=B%3A07250) by (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeAOdCnje8U) Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star-Spangled Spectacular (https://parade.com/entertainment/50-years-ago-today-bob-hopes-bicentennial-star-spangled-spectacular-featured-an-all-star-lineup-of-1970s-icons-and-a-message-that-still-resonates).
Prime-time network TV listings for Sunday July 4, 1976 (https://www.ultimate70s.com/seventies_history/19760704/television)
July 4, 1976 | ABC Broadcast Archive Wiki | Fandom (https://abc-broadcast-archive.fandom.com/wiki/July_4,_1976)
July 4, 1976…America’s 200th Birthday On ABC (https://eyesofageneration.com/july-4-1976-americas-200th-birthday-on-abchere-is-the-start-of-a-three-hou/)
Los Angeles/San Diego - Bicentennial Day, July 4, 1976 (https://radiodiscussions.com/threads/retro-los-angeles-san-diego-bicentennial-day-july-4-1976.756364/)
Remembering Bob Hope's 1976 Bicentennial Special (https://www.aol.com/articles/remembering-bob-hopes-1976-bicentennial-142913000.html)
Interesting Tape Artifact…July 4, 1976, Boston Pops National Debut (https://eyesofageneration.com/interesting-tape-artifact-july-4-1976-boston-pops-national-debut-somehow/)
40th Anniversary of the Bicentennial (https://www.tvobscurities.com/2016/07/40th-anniversary-of-the-bicentennial/)
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