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While in Philadelphia on July 6, 1976, Queen Elizabeth presented the Bicentennial Bell on behalf of the British people. The bell is a replica of the Liberty Bell, cast at the same foundry—Whitechapel Bell Foundry—and bearing the inscription "For the People of the United States of America from the People of Britain 4 July 1976 LET FREEDOM RING."
1776 is a musical with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and a book by Peter Stone. The show is based on the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence , telling a story of the efforts of John Adams to persuade his colleagues to vote for American independence and to sign the document.
Mrs. Adams writing her famous "Remember the Ladies" letter Au 99.99% Authorized: 40,000 Uncirculated: 17,142 W Proof: 17,149 W 2007 $10: Thomas Jefferson's Liberty eagle Depiction of Liberty based on Draped Bust coinage Jefferson's grave at Monticello: Au 99.99% Authorized: 40,000 Uncirculated: 19,823 W Proof: 19,815 W 2007 $10: Dolley Madison ...
1976-S Silver Proof Deep Cameo Bicentennial Quarter: sold for $2,760 in 2007. 1976 Clad Bicentennial Quarter Regular Strike: sold for $1,821 in 2023. More From GOBankingRates
The United States Bicentennial coinage is a set of circulating commemorative coins, consisting of a quarter, half dollar and dollar struck by the United States Mint in 1975 and 1976. Regardless of when struck, each coin bears the double date 1776–1976 on the normal obverses for the Washington quarter, Kennedy half dollar and Eisenhower dollar ...
She is known for her March 1776 letter to John and the Continental Congress, requesting that they, "remember the ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could.
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president in the U.S. and she made her historic run in 1872 – before women even had the right to vote! She supported women's suffrage as well as welfare for the poor, and though it was frowned upon at the time, she didn't shy away from being vocal about sexual freedom.
Independence is a 1976 docudrama film directed by John Huston and starring Eli Wallach, Pat Hingle, and Anne Jackson. E.G. Marshall narrates.. Independence was produced for the U.S. National Park Service on the occasion of the Bicentennial of the United States in 1976.