We Need Another Bicentennial (An Editorial)
For those of you too young to remember, today marks the 30th anniversary of the bicentennial. Try as I might, I just can't think of a more exciting time in the history of America than the months leading up to this great event.
We had a special quarter minted, special license plates, and everything you saw was either red, white, or blue. People really got excited about the bicentennial, just as if it was the nation's birthday or some similar milestone.
It was a magical time in our history, and one we won't see again 'til the next bicentennial in 2376. Well, I don't expect many of us will get to see it at all, unless they invent some way to travel forward in time, or find a way to stop us humans from getting exactly one year older on every birthday.
This is why I propose that we have another bicentennial sometime soon. Because none of us are getting any younger. And if you remember how awesome the bicentennial was, then I don't even have to sell you on the idea. Our country needs some cheering up, and I think another bicentennial would really take out mind off our troubles.
So what do you say America? Let's call 2007 the bicentennial again. The math may be a little off, but I think this is an idea who's time has come (once again).
We had a special quarter minted, special license plates, and everything you saw was either red, white, or blue. People really got excited about the bicentennial, just as if it was the nation's birthday or some similar milestone.
It was a magical time in our history, and one we won't see again 'til the next bicentennial in 2376. Well, I don't expect many of us will get to see it at all, unless they invent some way to travel forward in time, or find a way to stop us humans from getting exactly one year older on every birthday.
This is why I propose that we have another bicentennial sometime soon. Because none of us are getting any younger. And if you remember how awesome the bicentennial was, then I don't even have to sell you on the idea. Our country needs some cheering up, and I think another bicentennial would really take out mind off our troubles.
So what do you say America? Let's call 2007 the bicentennial again. The math may be a little off, but I think this is an idea who's time has come (once again).
