America Was Obsessed with Turning 200 | Full Documentary

What happened in Minnesota during the United States Bicentennial? Summer of ‘76 is a video time capsule about this lost moment in Minnesota history when the nation and the state came together to celebrate and ruminate on the meaning of America at 200. Interviews with organizers and found footage unseen in 50 years fill this kaleidoscope of stories from the Bicentennial in the North Star State. 0:00 The United States turns 200 1:22 Minnesota in the 1970s 7:07 How did America celebrate the bicentennial? 20:15 The bicentennial in greater Minnesota 26:00 Protecting the Environment in 1976 29:00 Arts and culture for the bicentennial 43:20 Farmfest 1976 45:38 Bicentennial memorabilia 51:45 Remembering the US Military in 1976 55:31 The bicentennial today ________________________________________________ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TwinCitiesPBS... Instagram:   / twincitiespbs   TikTok:   / twincitiespbs   Facebook:   / twincitiespbs   This content is made possible by viewers like you. Support Twin Cities PBS: https://www.tpt.org/give #independenceday #history #minneapolis