127K views · 1K shares | Here's something rare on this July 4th: Original WPIX coverage of Operation Sail 1976 in New York Harbor, with your host Captain Jack McCarthy. Our clip begins with a beautiful shot of the Twin Towers. Who remembers watching the tall ships that year? | WPIX Archives | Facebook

“Operation Sail” was a spectacular event back in 1976 to celebrated America’s bicentennial, with a parade of tall ships and war ships coming through the New York waterways. Take a look of actual footage from the festivities. And don’t miss the full episode of “That Was The News Then: 1976 America’s Bicentennial” NOW STREAMING on the FREE Fox Local app, available everywhere you stream. | FOX 5 NY