This was a 24-hour network called CNN, which changed the way many of us view and watch news.īut the original contest for the Royal Yacht Squadron Cup or the One Hundred Guinea Cup, took place off England’s Isle of Wight in 1851. Ted Turner, who defended the Cup in 1977, came back to defend his title in 1980, while launching a novel concept in television news. Dennis Conner stuck on that theme in a big way with Freedom, Liberty and Stars & Stripes. Over the course of the Cup, many of the American defenders have carried names with a ring of patriotism like Columbia and America Cubed. In a parallel way, yachting’s America’s Cup is a timeline of American history. Painting by Arthur Wellington Fowles and it resides in the Holburne Museum in Bath, England. It captured more than American history in 1851 when it beat the best the British had to offer in winning the Royal Squadron Cup. It is mindful to also recognize that like our celebration of Memorial Day, on this holiday as well many American men, women, and races of all colors fought, died or were wounded for our ways of life since the beginning of our republic. First and foremost, how fortunate we are to live in the United States of America where our forefathers laid down the first vestiges of the right to freedom and independence. As we approach the 4th of July holiday this year, it is important to remember all that we are grateful for.
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