Two Milestones, One Nation: 50th Anniversary Falls on America's 250th
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A California couple, Roger Lieb and Bonnie Taff, celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on the United States' 250th birthday, recalling how the bicentennial year felt like the whole country was celebrating with them.
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