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I remember brief flashes from #200. TV images, that's about it.
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I was 20 in 1976. I remember many commercial efforts to 'SELLibrate' the 'BUYcentenial' but not much of celebration. I was attending summer classes at college that summer.
Chevrolet offered several models with red, white and blue pin stripes on white cars. My brother had a 1976 Impala years later with this trim.
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volvolugnut wrote: 04 Jul 2026, 14:13 Chevrolet offered several models with red, white and blue pin stripes on white cars. My brother had a 1976 Impala years later with this trim.
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Found some interesting info about this. It was probably a 1974, and that MY Chevy applied the special sauce to three Chevys, Nova, Vega, and Impala.

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You could pay $399 extra in 1976 dollars , for A pinstriped Vega?

As a new student of history, learning all the crap I was taught for years was wrong, I have a new proposal for the Birthdsy of America

July 9, 1868
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I had to check that date.

"Passed by Congress June 13, 1866, and ratified July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment extended liberties and rights granted by the Bill of Rights to formerly enslaved people."

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Most importantly, “ Equal protection under the law”

What I have not appreciated until now, is the United States before the 14Th was a nation of rich people being protected by laws and using law to confine others rights. This extended well beyond slavery.
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Interesting fact about Johnny Cash (pictured):



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I missed that great Cash fact while on vacation.
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