IT'S THE 200TH EPISODE!!! I can't believe I've made it this far, but since I did, I definitely had to cover the bicentennial celebration of the United States of America for the episode. There was a lot being written about in newspapers that day!
“41 Years Ago, 4 Bombings Swept up the Seacoast from Boston to New Hampshire.” Boston.com, July 2, 2017. https://www.boston.com/news/history/2017/07/02/41-years-ago-4-bombings-swept-up-the-seacoast-from-boston-to-new-hampshire/.“Advertisement: Gates of the Mountains Boat Tour (Pg. 26).” The Montana Standard (Butte, Montana), July 4, 1976. www.newspapers.com.Anton, Leonora LaPeter. “Death Row Inmate Tommy Zeigler Gets All-Clear for DNA Testing.” Tampa Bay Times. Accessed June 6, 2023.https://www.tampabay.com/news/breaking-news/2022/12/19/death-row-inmate-tommy-zeigler-gets-all-clear-dna-testing/.
“The Bicentennial Bell.” National Parks Service. Accessed June 5, 2023. https://www.nps.gov/inde/learn/historyculture/bicentennialbell.htm. Blanco, Juan Ignacio. “William Zeigler: Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers.” William Zeigler Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. Accessed June 6, 2023. https://murderpedia.org/male.Z/z/zeigler-william.htm. Fox, Greg. “Florida Mass Murderer Fights for Freedom; DNA Testing May Be Last Chance.” WESH, February 22, 2023. https://www.wesh.com/article/william-zeigler-murder-case/43015536#. Goldbacher, Ray. “Newark Woman to Be A.F. Cadet.” Evening Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), June 28, 1976. www.newspapers.com.United Press International. “Early-Morning Bomb Blasts Rock Boston, Damaging Airplane, Courthouse, Truck.” The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Massachusetts), July 2, 1976. www.newspapers.com.United Press International. “Girl Air Cadet Gets Word by Canoe Up Peru River.” Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, New Mexico), July 4, 1976. www.newspapers.com.United Press International. “Happy Anniversary, America!” Cumberland Sunday Times (Cumberland, Maryland), July 4, 1976. www.newspapers.com.United Press International. “Historical Sites’ Security Tightened After Bombings.” The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), July 4, 1976. www.newspapers.com.“United States Bicentennial.” Wikipedia, May 22, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bicentennial#:~:text=Festivities%20included%20elaborate%20fireworks%20in,D.C.%20which%20was%20televised%20nationally.Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.