<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Announcement of Bicentennial Commemorative Stamps and Other Celebrations</dc:title><dc:date>1972-06-09</dc:date><dc:creator>unknown</dc:creator><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:identifier>http://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_026_3_285_25_0006</dc:identifier><dc:description>The document discusses various initiatives and events planned for the American Bicentennial celebration in 1976. This includes the release of commemorative postage stamps, meetings of various Bicentennial committees, plans for a Wagnerian Festival in Seattle, educational programs at Temple University, and the restoration of Fort Stamford in Connecticut. Additionally, there are plans for youth hostels in Philadelphia, a commemorative plate for the Gaspee Incident in Rhode Island, and the concept of Bicentennial Parks endorsed by several Governors.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>