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Chicago native Michael Howlett was a Democratic politician who was elected to office several times in the state of Illinois. In his 1976 campaign for governor of Illinois, he beat the sitting governor Dan Walker for the Democratic nomination but ultimately lost the election to Republican James Thompson. Howlett served as Illinois secretary of state for most of the 1970s. He was also a WWII veteran, serving in the US Navy.   

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) served as the 32nd president of the United States. He won his first presidential election in 1932 and was reelected in 1936, 1940, and 1944. He died 11 weeks into his fourth term in 1945 after battling a sever illness for over 20 years that had left him unable to walk. He is known for his "Fireside Chats" in which he addressed the nation over the radio, but he was also the first president to appear on television.

Roosevelt began his presidency during the Great Depression and initiated the New Deal within his first 100 days. Domestically he also ended prohibition and established Social Security. By 1940, he was leading the US through World War II after Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. 

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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States. He was elected in 1860 and assassinated in 1865 by John Wilkes Booth. Born on February 12th, 1809 in Kentucky Lincoln got involved in politics at the age of twenty-one. He won the Illinois state legislature in 1834 under the Whig Party. In 1846 he won the election for a position in the House of Representatives for Illinois and served a second term after. A month after Lincoln was inaugurated the Civil War began. He showed a strong knowledge of military strategies and was considered a capable leader. In 1863 he issued the Emancipation Proclamation that freed all slaves from states that were currently rebelling against the United States. He won a second term for president but was assassinated a month into in on April 14th, 1865.

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Oasis was a popular English indie rock band from the 1990s through the early 2000s. The band was formed in Manchester, England in 1991 by Liam Gallagher, Paul Arthurs, Tony McCarroll, Paul McGuigan and Noel Gallagher. They put out several platinum albums before breaking up in 2009.

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The Beatles were a popular British rock-and-roll band from the 1960s that started out as a group called The Quarrymen in Liverpool, England. Band members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr recorded over a dozen albums together before breaking up in 1970. Each member went on to have a successful solo career in music.

This button is part of a set of 9. The buttons were circulated via vending machines in the US as prizes during the 1960s.

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The Beatles were a popular British rock-and-roll band from the 1960s that started out as a group called The Quarrymen in Liverpool, England. Band members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr recorded over a dozen albums together before breaking up in 1970. Each member went on to have a successful solo career in music.

This button is part of a set of 9. The buttons were circulated via vending machines in the US as prizes during the 1960s.

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La Follette Park located in the Austin neighborhood on the west side of Chicago was named after U.S. Representative, Senator, and three term Wisconsin governor, Robert M. La Follette. A petition signed by more than 100,000 citizens requested the tribute. Known as "Fighting Bob" among members of the community, La Follette was committed to reform efforts to better the lives of children, women, farmers, and workers.

The site of the park was originally acquired in 1918 by the West Park Commission, but failed negotiations between landscape architect Jens Jensen and the committee caused the park commission to remain dormant until 1925, coinciding with La Follette's death. In 1927, architects Michaelsen and Rognstad were commissioned to design the fieldhouse building, the Italian Renaissance Revival-style building that still stands in La Follette Park. Upon completion of the fieldhouse building, La Follette Park was dedicated in April 1928. 

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Marshall Field's was a Chicago department store chain established in the 1850s. During the Christmas holiday season, Marshall Field's created intricate window displays at their store front on State Street in Chicago while also decorating the store interior with handmade ornaments and a big Christmas tree in the Walnut Room. Children could come to Field's to visit Santa Claus in the "Cozy Cloud Cottage" followed by a slice of Frango mint pie in the Walnut Room.

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Kamonohashi is a Japanese word that translates to platypus in English. Osaka Aqua Bus is a boat tour agency located in Osaka, Japan. The company offers tours and cruises along the Okawa River. Their ships include the Aqua-Liner water bus, Aqua mini boats, the Himawari restaurant ship, and the Santa Maria for excursion cruises.