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America 250 Quietly Reflects | Venice Beach News
America’s 250th birthday feels quieter than its 200th, with inflation, culture wars, and fractured media dampening the patriotic spirit—unlike the chaotic yet unifying “Spirit of ’76,” when even amid Watergate and Vietnam, the nation still rallied for celebration. The awkward term “semiquincentennial” and confusing events like merging political birthdays with national ones only add to the confusion. While the bicentennial wasn’t all sunshine—assassinations and economic turmoil were real—there was a shared cultural moment, fueled by pop culture and community events, that’s hard to replicate…
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