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Charles Schulz created Snoopy’s World War I flying ace comic strip on October 10, 1965. It displayed the classic beagle character in one of his alter-egos—the Flying Ace—in pursuit of the Red Barron on his aircraft-imagined doghouse. Many people credit this World War I tribute to Schulz’ service as a sergeant in the United States Army stationed in Europe during World War II and his desire to create adventure comics.

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Snoopy is a cartoon beagle from the comic strip Peanuts created by Charles Shultz in the 1950s. Snoopy's character enjoys role playing and creating alter egos for himself, such as Joe Cool, the Word War I Flying Ace, and a soldier in the French Foreign Legion. "Beau" may refer to the adventure novel Beau Geste by P.C. Wren which is about three English brothers who enlist in the French Foreign Legion.

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While Warlords was originally released by Atari, Inc. in 1980 as an arcade game, Warlords 2600 came out for the Atari 2600 console the next year in 1981. Promotional buttons for their major games were released as part of the Atari advertising campaign, including Pac Man, Asteroids, Ms. Pac Man, and Warlords. Since Warlords for Atari 2600, there have been several more updated versions for various consoles.
Warlords is essentially a more strategic and theme-based version of Pong. In Warlords, 1-4 players have a castle, a Warlord, and a moving shield. Each player controls the shield, moving it along the outside of their castle to protect the castle walls and their Warlord inside from the bouncing fireball. The fireball bounces off of the shield, which allows players to both protect their own castle and Warlord while taking aim at the opposing castles and Warlords. Even if the castle walls are not entirely broken down, a player can still be eliminated if the fireball slips by and hits their Warlord. To win, a player must be the last Warlord standing.

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Tempest is an arcade video game that was designed by David Theurer and published by Atari, Inc in 1981. It has single player controls, but it is a two-player game with each player alternating turns. The player controls a spaceship that shoots down enemies and the object is to shoot as many enemies as possible to score the most points. The game has been re-released for many different gaming platforms including PlayStation and Xbox 360. 

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Asteroids is an arcade game that was first released in November 1979 by Atari, Inc. Video game designer Ed Logg created Asteroids at the request of Atari senior executive Lyle Rains, who recalls asking, “Well, why don’t we have a game where you shoot the rocks and blow them up?”. Asteroids was one of the first major successes of the golden age of arcade games, which took place during the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. In the game, a player controls a spaceship traveling through an asteroid field – the player must shoot and destroy flying saucers and asteroids, while avoiding various space obstacles.

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In 1969, the Bahai'i faith celebrated their 152nd anniversary. The theme of the celebration that year was "Baha'u'llah--His Challenge to Youth," referring to the young Iranian merchant who founded the Baha'i faith in the 19th century. 1969 was considered "youth year" for the Bahai'i, and the theme for the year was "Youth for One World."

The Bahai'i faith has a strong focus on empowering youth, stemming back to its inception. It began when a young Iranian man declared his beliefs, which were quickly spread by the local youth. Since then, the younger generations have been at the forefront of efforts to spread his teachings.

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The Wisconsin State Button Society was founded in Milwaukee in June of 1944. The idea to create the button society was conceived by Mrs. Ethel Bishop, who was the chair of the membership committee of the National Button Society, and it was executed at her behest by Henry O. Zander. The society held its first regular meeting on September 2, 1944.

The objective of the WSBS is to improve and educate members and the community on the processes of collecting, cataloging, and displaying a variety of clothing buttons with a focus on furthering knowledge on the historical, cultural, and artistic aspects of buttons. A number of chapters for the WSBS exist throughout Wisconsin, and they frequently coordinate events with the National Button Society.

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The tradition of Santa Claus appearing in public places is closely tied to New York City, where Santa first began appearing in many major department stores as early as 1891. By the turn of the century, the department store Santa had become an institution. This button was presumably gifted to guests who visited Santa Claus at the world-renowned Waldorf-Astoria. 

Since its 1931 opening in Manhattan, the Waldorf-Astoria has served members of royalty, celebrities, and presidents. In addition to being lauded as one of the world's largest Art Deco buildings, the hotel was once considered the tallest. The Waldorf-Astoria is still synonymous with luxury today.

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The National High School Orchestra was an ensemble of the best high school orchestra musicians in the United States of America in the 1930s. Drawing inspiration from Indiana’s first all-state orchestra in the U.S. in 1922, music publisher Clarence C. Birchard recruited music educator Joseph E. Maddy to gather and lead the first ever all-American orchestra. They intended to gather the best high school musicians in the country for an ensemble performance at the 1926 Music Supervisors’ National Conference in Detroit, Michigan.

Student musicians were recruited by Maddy sending out letters to music educators all over the country asking for recommendations. The initial return was low until it was announced that the music director for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Ossip Gabrilowitsch, would conduct the ensemble. Since they didn’t have the ability to hear any of the applicants perform, they selected the 232 musicians from 25 states based on a questionnaire. 

The students convened in Detroit on April 11, 1926. They had only six days to prepare for their performance on April 16th. The first rehearsal of the NHSO was not attended by its conductor. Gabrilowitsch was apprehensive that amateurs could perform up to his standards so he sent an assistant to view the rehearsal and report back the results. If it was a poor showing, Gabrilowitsch planned to make an excuse to get out of the event. His assistant did not stay for the entire rehearsal before running back to Gabrilowitsch declaring the NHSO to be “a modern miracle!” Gabrilowitsch conducted the final performance, which was broadcast on local radio and declared a major success.

The NHSO met six more times in Dallas 1927, Chicago 1928 and 1933, and St. Louis 1938. The 1930 NHSO featured two groups: one in Chicago and another on a tour of the east coast. Little is known why the ensemble discontinued, though it is speculated that the economic depression played a role. 

The NHSO is credited with demonstrating the importance of music education to school administrators and the public. The NHSO was also a major influence in the creation of Interlochen Center for the Arts.