Happy Semiquincentennial!

Do you remember the headlines from the Bicentennial (1976)?

• Gerald Ford was the president of the United States, and Nelson Rockefeller was the nation’s vice president.
• The average household income was $16,000, and the cost of a new home was about $43,000.
• The following American companies and brands were launched: 1-800-Flowers, Acer, Inc., Genentech, HomeGoods, Kate Spade & Company, MetLife Foundation, Price Club, St. Jude Medical, T.J. Maxx, Ticketmaster, and United Drugs.
• Natalie Cole became the first African American woman to receive a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
  Queen Elizabeth II sent out the first royal email on a network called ARPANET, which was a precursor to the Internet as we know it today.
• Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computer when they launched the Apple 1, “a desktop computer that came as a single motherboard, pre-assembled, and unlike other personal computers of that era.” ThoughtCo.com adds that Jobs and Wozniak “wanted to develop the world’s first user-friendly personal computer. Their work ended up revolutionizing the computer industry and changing the face of consumer technology. Along with tech giants like Microsoft and IBM, Apple helped make computers part of everyday life, ushering in the Digital Revolution and the Information Age.”
• NASA’s Viking 1 Lander spacecraft arrived safely on Mars.
• All quarters minted in 1976 were dated as 1776-1976.
• Frontier Airlines hired Emily Howell Warner, America’s first female pilot.
• The words “athleisure,” “bicycle shorts,” “body piercing,” “bull rush,” “class act,” “couch potato,” “digital camera,” “Ebola virus,” “Ethernet,” “exercise bicycle,” “IPO,” “killer bee,” “microcassette,” “point person,” “restless legs syndrome,” “sell off,” “sell-off,” “smart-mouthed,” “spider vein,” and “wannabe” all appeared in print for the first time.

Looking forward to family, friends and fireworks!
(And roasting marshmallows)

Photo Captions: DavidB with family in 1976, JameyB camping in 1976