On July 4th in U S Political History
Part XI
Part XI
On July 4th in 1971 A July 4th concert on the West Lawn of the White House was held and began an annual tradition.
On July 4th in 1976 The nation held a 200th anniversary party across the land in celebration of America's 200 years of independence. President Ford made stops in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, Independence Hall in Philadelphia, and New York, where more than 200 ships paraded up the Hudson River in Operation Sail.
On July 4th in 1976 A government program was begun in 1937 to provide American flags, certified to have flown over the capital, to the public. Each flag was provided a certificate with the date it was flown and the name of the person for whom it was flown. 10,471 flown on July 4, 1976 and a record of 154,224 flown in 1991.
On July 4th in 1994 The United States opened its embassy in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, with a Fourth of July party.
On July 4th in 1996 President Clinton extolled the joys of democracy and asked the nation to honor America's independence by praising continued free rule in Russia as he spoke during a jamboree honoring the 200th anniversary of Youngstown, Ohio.
On July 4th in 2000 President Clinton presided over the largest naval parade in history in Ney York harbor. Tall ships sailed through New York Harbor during OpSail 2000, celebrating Independence Day.
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