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In 1938, The Union Commerce Bank, originally known as the Union Bank of Commerce, was founded in Cleveland, Ohio. Post-World War II, the bank changed its name, added more services, and expanded its reach to serve the newly created suburbs, eventually numbering over 40 branches. In 1949, the bank moved into the Union Trust Building located in downtown Cleveland. The bank endured financial troubles in the 1960s-1970s and ultimately was acquired by a larger Columbus-based company, Huntington Bancshares, in 1983.

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The WMMS Buzzard mascot was introduced via cartoon in a weekly magazine in 1974. The Buzzard ushered in a wave of popularity for the Cleveland rock station. Over the years, The Buzzard has appeared a variety of promotional material for WMMS, from billboards to buttons. David Helton is the artist who illustrated the Buzzard, though he was not originally commissioned to do it. In fact, Helton sent in a complaint to the station in the form of a cartoon featuring a buzzard. The program director happened to see it and a mascot was born.

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Kent State University is a public university in Kent, Ohio, that was established in 1910. Homecoming is an event celebrated in fall. During the early 1980s, the school mascot, which is a depiction of a superhero with lightning bolts, went under various names including, Freddie Flash, Golden Flash, Flashman, and Captain Flash. Sporting the school’s navy and gold colors, this mascot of the Kent State Golden Flashes showed exaggerated muscles and an emphasis on physical condition. Over the years, the mascot has changed from a golden retriever dog to caveman to horse and rider, back to dog again, then this superhero, and on to the current iteration, an eagle. In 1985, Flash, a golden eagle, was adopted as the new mascot.

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Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and one of the longest-ruling in history, commemorated her Silver Jubilee in 1977. A jubilee is a large celebration to mark the event of 25 years or more in a particular role or field; the silver jubilee denotes a 25-year anniversary, ruby 40, gold 50, diamond 60, sapphire 65, and platinum 70. The celebrations started in February with church services honoring the coronation and the Queen celebrated quietly with her family. The Queen posed for a royal portrait to mark the occasion in February. Various events took place through the year with official celebrations that included the British public. On June 7th, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip took a carriage ride procession through London. The Queen toured the Commonwealth and many (current and former) British territories visiting the citizens who celebrated the last twenty-five years. The Queen and Prince Philip also joined members of the clergy celebrating Thanksgiving at St. Paul's Cathedral.
Many souvenir pieces were made to commemorate the anniversary including buttons, dishes, trays, tins, coins, and stamps. This event was portrayed on television in the Netflix series, The Crown.

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Jelly Babies are a confection originally created and distributed in the United Kingdom. Jelly Babies were made popular globally through the classic television program, Doctor Who. The candy was a favorite of the fourth iteration of the main character “The Doctor” played by Tom Baker. This candy is a British classic first created by an Austrian immigrant to Britain in 1864 as “Unclaimed Babies.” Then by 1918, they were called “Peace Babies,” and were produced by Bassett’s company in Sheffield, England. During World War II, production was halted on the item, then resumed in 1953 under their current name “Jelly Babies.”

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Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. served the U.S. Senate from 1973 through 2009. Biden was first elected as a Democratic Senator for Delaware in November 1972, and sworn into office at age 30 on January 3, 1973; he was re-elected six times. He was Delaware's longest-serving senator. Biden was the 47th Vice president to serve with President Barak Obama from 2009-2017. After a short break from politics, Biden returned to campaign for the Democratic nomination for President in 2020. He defeated incumbent Donald Trump to become the 46th President to serve the United States in 2021. Biden is the oldest president to have been elected as of 2021 and the first one to have a female vice president.  His current platform is known for advancing climate change policies. This artifact is likely from one of his many Senate campaigns.