In 1976, the United States widely celebrated the 200th anniversary of its independence. As part of the festivities, ships participating in Operation Sail in New York sailed between the Statue of Liberty and the World Trade Center. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
Five-year-old Thomas Scott of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, participated in Boston's Fourth of July parade on July 4, 1976.
The American Freedom Train drew crowds in Archbold, Ohio, on June 20, 1975, with people waiting in long lines to see it.
The official Los Angeles County Bicentennial Parade took place on July 4, 1976, along Wilshire Boulevard, stretching 10.8 miles and featuring participants from all nations.
At the Academy Awards ceremony on March 28, 1977, in Los Angeles, actor and screenwriter Sylvester Stallone, actress Faye Dunaway, and Eletha Finch, widow of actor Peter Finch, posed for a photo together.
In the 1976 film "Rocky," heavyweight champion Apollo Creed arrives dressed as George Washington, reenacting the crossing of the Delaware, with models costumed as the Statue of Liberty leading the way. After entering the ring, Apollo switches into an Uncle Sam costume. "I want YOU!" he roars as he points to Rocky Balboa, the far less flamboyant palooka he has chosen for this bicentennial bout in Philadelphia. Then the two boxers pound the daylights out of each other. It is as accurate a representation of the American bicentennial vibe as has ever been put on film.