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The high striker or strongman game is a popular attraction at amusement parks and carnivals.  Contestants use a mallet or hammer to hit a target in order to send a puck up to the top of the tower and ring the bell.  Those who are able to ring the bell are rewarded with a prize.  In the 1930s it was revealed that many high striker machines were rigged at carnivals in order to keep contestants from winning a prize.

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“I Have Seen the Future” was a phrase that appeared on souvenir buttons from Nelson Bel Geddes “Futurama” ride at the 1939 New York City World’s Fair. The ride was part of General Motors’ “Highways and Horizons” exhibit. It  took up approximately 35,000 square feet of exhibit space and was ridden by more than five million people between 1930 and 1940.

“Futurama” consisted of 408 sections showing Bel Geddes’ perception of the future of America, or “world of tomorrow.” Each section showed various parts of the country, including rural areas, suburbs, cities, and roadways. The sections were viewed from a carry-go-round of moving chairs that brought riders on a “transcontinental flight over America in 1960.”

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The illustration of a bunny holding a tulip celebrates Easter and springtime. Traditionally, tulips are the most colorful of flowers associated with the season; they are spring-blooming perennials. Rabbits and bunnies are usually associated with spring and rebirth. A typical spring tradition is the Easter Bunny, who goes from house to house, leaving colored eggs and candy for children. 

The custom in America may have begun in Pennsylvania from German immigrants. They believed in a mythological springtime figure named "Ostara" or "Osterhase," which was symbolic of new life and the coming spring. In the spring, Osterhase laid eggs and gave gifts to children. This myth eventually transformed into the modern Easter Bunny. The tradition is still practiced; children fill baskets with plastic grass, waiting for the Easter Bunny to fill their basket with gifts. Some regional cultures vary the tradition where children leave out a plate of carrots in case the bunny gets hungry. The addition of chocolates to the basket's offerings started around the late 19th century.

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Harvest Days is a celebration of Battle Ground, Washington, supported by the Battle Ground Chamber of Commerce. The festival is the largest event in Battle Ground that continues today and consists of main events including a parade and a vendor fair providing food, beverage, arts, crafts, and music.

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Hallmark Cards, Inc. was founded on January 10, 1910, by the then 18-year-old Joyce Clyde Hall. It is a private, family-owned American company headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. This business is the leader of the greeting card industry, though its brand is ever evolving. It aims to help nurture creativity and connections between people, friends, and family through its diverse portfolio of businesses like Hallmark, Crayola, Hallmark Media, and Crown Center.

In addition to greeting cards, Hallmark also manufactures gift wrap, stationery, ornaments, gifts, and other related products like buttons. This particular button is a 1978 Hallmark Collectible released for the spring season. Tulip plants are generally known to bloom during this season, but can bloom before or after as well, depending on the group and cultivar.

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Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday". It is a celebration that commemorates the feast before the fasting of Lent and it takes place on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is not observed as a national holiday in the United States, but it is celebrated in traditionally French cities such as New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans had their first Mardi Gras parade in 1837 and continue the tradition each year with participants in colorful costumes and masks.

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Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish winter celebration. Each night, celebrants light a candle a special nine-branch candelabrum called a menorah: one candle is lit for each night of Hanukkah. The center, ninth candle, is called the shamash (or, helper) which is used to light the other candles. 

The holiday, which falls around the same time as Christmas and Kwanzaa, involves gift-giving and has many traditional foods, games, and activities.

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Miller Brewing Company was founded by German immigrant Frederick Miller in 1855. and celebrated its 125th birthday in 1980. Miller purchased a suburban brewery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1854 and began brewing and bottling the beer using new and improved technology. The brewery produced some of Milwaukee’s bestselling beers during the years following the Prohibition and World War II. In 1970, the Miller Brewing Company was purchased by the Philip Morris Company Inc. and the Miller family ownership came to an end. It 2002 it was sold again to South African Breweries and became SABMiller. In 2008, SABMiller merged with the Molson Coors Brewing Company from Canada and became MillerCoors.

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Theodore Seuss Geisel is a celebrated American poet, illustrator, and children’s books author better known under his pseudonym Dr. Seuss. Born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts, the year 2004 would have marked his 100^th birthday. In honor of Dr. Seuss’ one hundredth birthday, U.S Postal Service issued a stamp featuring Geisel. The American publishing company Random House which worked with Geisel also hosted one hundred days of events in forty U.S. cities. Numerous U.S. libraries also celebrated with theatrical performances and special Dr. Seuss birthday parties to celebrate the author.