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Commentary: Even in ugly times, the bicentennial united us. America 250 still can
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Commentary: Even in ugly times, the bicentennial united us. America 250 still can

LA Times · Jul 1, 2026, 10:00 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

If grassroots America could find reason to celebrate in the shadow of political assassinations, a crippling gas shortage and the Vietnam War, we can figure out a way to do it again, 50 years later.

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