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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.

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The Burroughs Corporation was a company dedicated to producing adding machines—the predecessor of the modern-day electronic calculator. The company was founded in St. Louis in 1886 and later moved its headquarters to Detroit. Burroughs was the largest adding machine company in the United States. Though they moved into computer product production in the 1950s, the company was surpassed by IBM and eventually combined with a competing electronics company to form the Unisys Corporation.

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During World War II, Germany ran under a fascist government led by Hitler and Mussolini. Germany appeared to be powerful, but after an attack on the Soviet Union, the Soviet Red Army began to defend their country and target Germany to defeat fascism. Along with allies such as America, Britain, and Italy, the Soviet Union destroyed German cities, fought a bloody battle on June 6, 1944, on the beaches of northern France in what is widely known as D-Day, and took over the Nazi capital of Berlin. With Germany overwhelmed by the Allies, both Mussolini and Hitler faced a gruesome defeat. In the spring of 1945, Hitler committed suicide, officially defeating fascism.

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The illustration depicts the Spiramid, a sculture which was the symbol of the 1950 Chicago Fair. The 1950 Chicago Fair took place at the Lake Front Exposition Grounds, currently known as McCormick Place, from June 14 through Labor Day. The Spiramid symbolized “the upward spiral of progress to new and even loftier heights in the standards of American living.” The fair emphasized the achievements in U.S. agriculture, commerce, industry, and science. The fair also hosted a pageant, “Frontiers of Freedom,” to emphasize America’s pioneer heritage. The Spiramid was dismantled when the fair closed and is no longer standing on the Lakefront.

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In 1972, Democrat Joe Biden was only 30 years old when he won his first campaign for U.S. Senator in Delaware. His campaign was small and mostly run by family members, but he went door to door and connected with people on the issues of withdrawal from the Vietnam War, Civil Rights, and Healthcare. His term nearly ended before it started when, on December 18, 1972, he lost his wife and one year old daughter Naomi in a car accident. His two young sons, Hunter and Beau, were also in the car and survived with bone fractures. Heartbroken, he focused on his sons and made sure he was home each night, memorably taking an Amtrak train 90 minutes from Wilmington, Delaware to Washington D.C. He married Jill Jacobs in 1977 and they had daughter Ashley in 1981.  

He served as a Senator for Delaware for 36 years and ran an unsuccessful Presidential campaigns in 1988 and 2008. He is best known for his work on the Crime Act, Violence Against Women Act, and his bona fides in Foreign Policy. Barack Obama, chose him as his Vice-Presidential running mate for his 2008 campaign and they served two terms together. Joe Biden then ran for President in 2020, and won against the incumbent Donald Trump.

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The London to Brighton Bike Ride is an annual charity event hosted by the British Heart Foundation. It is an organization that strives to fund research in heart and circulatory disease. The organization’s most popular event was first held in 1975 by street performer Robert Stredder and his partner and is Europe’s oldest, largest charity bike ride. Over 800,000 cyclists worldwide have come to the UK to ride and helped raised money to help millions of patients affected by heart disease. Participating in this iconic event provides lasting memories while supporting funding for life-saving research in heart and circulatory diseases.