(Click to enlarge) “Celebrate The Bicentennial With A Stars & Stripes Gi.” Bicentennial-themed merch ruled the mid-70s. Daily 70s Ad #146: Stars & Stripes Karate Gi originally appeared in the June, 1976 issue of Black Belt magazine. (Source: Black Belt) … Continue reading
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“In the hurdles, South Carolina’s Charles Foster – America’s top hope for gold.” Well, folks this marks the end of Bicentennial Week. I hope you enjoyed the flashback. To close out, here’s an ABC promo for the 1976 Summer Olympics … Continue reading
“The Summer Olympic Games. Up close and personal – the ABC way.” Our Bicentennial Week comes to a close on Sunday. Today and tomorrow I’ll post some Olympics promos for our Daily 70s Spot. Here’s an ABC promo for the … Continue reading
Happy Funshine Friday! To help you recover from yesterday’s wild & wonderful 4th of July celebrations we have a mellow, yet mind-expanding Bicentennial cartoon entitled 200. 200 is a three-minute, psychedelic eye-feast created by animator Vincent Collins in 1975 as … Continue reading
“Two of the best-hitting teams in baseball.” Time for a sports-flavored Daily 70s Spot for Bicentennial Week. Here’s an ABC Monday Night Baseball promo featuring the Philadelphia Phillies vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers. Spot aired on July 5th, 1976 – … Continue reading
I hope everyone in the US (and any concerned parties abroad) are enjoying this 4th of July holiday. I thought we’d take in some home movies from the 4th of July, filmed during the Bicentennial celebration of 1976. First up … Continue reading