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Bicentennial Celebrations Across Coast to Coast
Festive mood on July Fourth as warships, sailboats, and crowds mark the 200th birthday. Old Ironsides fires a 21 gun salute while Boston honors signers at City Hall Plaza. Elllis Island reports new Americans taking oath. Chicago and Detroit tally new citizens. Protests arise against big business but no violence, as 195,000 attend a Washington rally. Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden appear amid broader calls for economic independence and reform.
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Manhattan
San Francisco
Civic Center
Sausalito
Golden Gate Bridge
Barbary Coast
Boston
City Hall Plaza
Park Street
Fort McHenry
Ethel Innis
Francis Scott Key
Lincoln Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
St. John's Episcopal Church
Lafayette Square
White House
Philadelphia
Marian Anderson
Market Street
Christ Church
George Washington
Ben Franklin
Betsy Ross
New York Harbor
Ellis Island
Chicago
Detroit
America
Sun Ming
People's Bicentennial Commission
Washington
South Korea
States of the Union
FBI
Capitol
Jeremy Rifkin
People’s Bicentennial Commission
United States
Rifkin
National Park Service
Ted Howard
Cochairman
Howard
Britain
Jane Fonds
Tom Hayden
California
U.S. Senate
Sen
John Tunney
Hayden