On July 4, 1971, Channel 8 News took viewers live to Fort Worth—not for fireworks or protests, but for the absence of news. Reporter Jay Lewis delivered a tongue-in-cheek report celebrating all the things that didn’t happen that day: no riots, no angry citizens, and no tax hikes. A lighthearted, rare look at a newsroom’s attempt to cover the uneventful. Here is how to watch WFAA's Fourth of July Flashback Special: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/the-vault/celebrate-fourth-of-july-look-back-through-decades-on-wfaa/287-ef1d0345-5aea-4361-b759-e8372f1f0b89