The Explorers' Club, № MCLXVI

Operation AXIOM: The 50th Anniversary of the United States Bicentennial
Observances included an International Naval Review featuring warships from thirty foreign nations & a parade of sixteen tall ships, both in New York (4 July 1976); a state visit by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (6-11 July); commemorative stamps, coins, & license plates were issued; the Final Four (N.C.A.A.) & the M.L.B., N.H.L., & N.B.A. All-Star Games were all held in Philadelphia, Penn.

Commentary: The N.F.L.'s all-star game, the Pro Bowl, was held in New Orleans, not Philadelphia, presumably because the N.F.L. didn't think the United States's Bicentennial was worth celebrating.

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