NYC’s Operation Sail: Remembering The Gathering of 600 Million Through Crises For The Remarkable International Bicentennial Celebration Of An Imperfect Nation (opens in new tab)

Operation Sail 1976: How New York City Came Together in a Time of Crisis By Angelina Lambros The On July 4, 1976, New York City celebrated the Bicentennial of American independence with a parade of ships that began at the Verrazano Narrows Bridge and moved up the Hudson River. Officially titled