page_title: United States Bicentennial
section_title: Logo
hierarchical_section_title: United States Bicentennial / Logo
caption_attribution_description: English: Aerial view of Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building, with vertical U.S. flag and the emblem of the 1976 bicentennial celebrations (which remained in place until 1998[1]). Español: Vista aerea del VAB en 1977. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 99001642
context_page_description: The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to historical events leading up to the creation of the United States of America as an independent republic. It was a central event in the memory of the American Revolution. The Bicentennial culminated on Sunday, July 4, 1976, with the 200th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
context_section_description: Bruce N. Blackburn, co-designer of the modernized NASA insignia, designed the logo. The logo consisted of a white five-point star inside a stylized star of red, white and blue.  It was encircled by the inscription American Revolution Bicentennial 1776–1976 in Helvetica Regular. An early use of the logo was on a 1971 U.S. postage stamp.  The logo became a flag that flew at many government facilities throughout the United States and appeared on many other souvenirs and postage stamps issued by the Postal Service.  NASA painted the logo on the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in 1976 where it remained until 1998 when the agency replaced it with its own emblem as part of 40th anniversary celebrations.
caption: NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building in 1977
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