A Berry Bicentennial

If you look back at the news, you realize that the year of the American Bicentennial was a jam-packed 12 months. The actual July 4th celebration was no different, something cartoonist Jim Berry "celebrated" in his daily panel on Saturday, July 3, 1976:

He returned to the Bicentennial the following day for this full-size edition of his "Berry's World" panel, which, again, was jam-packed, this time with artistic representations of the icons of the year:

"Berry's World" was always one of my favorites. Berry passed away last year, but hopefully "Berry's World" won't be forgotten any time soon. It definitely deserves a "best-of" collection.