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From 200 to 250: Utah’s 1976 Revisited 

Can you say Semiquincentennial, Sestercentennial, Bisesquicentennial? It might just be easier to say Quarter-millennium. Or Happy 250th Birthday to the United States of America!

50 years ago, we were celebrating the 200th anniversary, or Bicentennial. Almost everything in Utah had a “Bicentennial” theme to it. From stage plays to sewing patterns, 1976 was a colorful year.  Take a trip back to 1976 to see how we celebrated our country’s anniversary 50 years ago. How are you celebrating this year?

Throwback to 1976:

A colorful assortment of jelly beans in various shades of red, yellow, green, blue, orange, and white, closely packed together and filling the entire image.

Jelly Belly’s made their debut with eight flavors in 1976

Rootbeer, very cherry, grape, licorice, tangerine, cream soda, lemon and green apple!

Top Movies in 1975

A movie poster for Taxi Driver shows a man in a green jacket standing on a city street at night with a yellow taxi behind him. Text at the bottom lists the films title, cast, and crew.

Taxi Driver with Robert DeNiro and Jodi Foster

Rocky with Sylvester Stallone

Black-and-white movie poster for Rocky showing a man in boxing gear holding hands with a woman in a coat, walking away. The large title ROCKY appears above them, with credits and tagline at the top.

Top Songs in 1976

Cover art for the single Dont Go Breaking My Heart featuring Elton John in a white suit with glasses, and Kiki Dee in a floral top, both seated against different backgrounds.

Don’t Go Breaking my Heart by Elton John

Dream Weaver by Gary Wright

Album cover for The Dream Weaver by Gary Wright featuring a man with closed eyes, wearing a white scarf, with colorful, dreamy background and metallic wings above his head. The artist’s name and album title are displayed at the top.

1976 Fashion

What were they wearing? Here are some clips of men, women and children’s fashion!

Black and white newspaper ad showing illustrated women and girls modeling various winter coats. Text details an auditorium coat sale offering discounted prices for kids and women’s outerwear.
Vintage newspaper advertisement featuring mens slippers, lounge robes, and coats. Includes illustrations of slippers, a striped robe, kimono, and various men’s coats with descriptions and prices for holiday gifting.

Back in ‘76, here is what your grocery store prices would have looked like!

  • Beef Short Ribs 49 c. lb.
  • Smoked Picnics 89 c. lb.
  • Kraft Dinners 4¼-oz. pkg. $1
  • Cottage Cheese 2-lb. carton $1.09
  • Fig Newtons 16-oz. pkg. 88 c.
  • Artichokes 4 for $1
  • Large Avocados 3 for $1
  • Fresh Mushrooms 99 c. lb.
  • Top Ramen 4 3-oz. pkgs. $1
  • Heinz Ketchup 20-oz. bottle 59 c.
  • Plain or Peanut M&Ms 8-oz. pkg. 66 c.
  • Semi-Sweet Nestle Morsels 12-oz. pkg. $1.28
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aerial view of West Jordan neighborhood