New post: I look at reasons why there's less hype for America's 250th anniversary vs. the 1976 bicentennial, especially in media.

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Why is there less hype for America’s 250th anniversary vs. the bicentennial? | Diverse Tech Geek

As America celebrates its 250th birthday this year, I look at reasons why the hype for it pales in comparison to the 1976 bicentennial.

^{Anthony Dean (Diverse Tech Geek)}

The American Revolution might have stalled without a group of furious New England fishermen.

Banned from fishing by Britain, they swapped nets for muskets, and their boats became some of America's first warships.

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How out-of-work fishermen saved the American Revolution

A British ban stripped thousands of skilled mariners of their livelihoods overnight – and gave Washington a chance to turn the tide.

^{The Conversation}