A Bicentennial Blast from the PastBy Michael Smith, National Model Aviation Museum Director | michaels@modelaircraft.orgEVERY YEAR,companies use holidays and anniversaries to market products. Car dealerships have their annual Christmas sales, and furniture stores often feature President’s Day and Labor Day sales. This year marks the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, and marketing departments will surely highlight this anniversary as well.Honoring America’s 200th birthday in 1976, Kraft Systems Inc. released its bicentennial series of RC equipment. Advertisements for the…
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