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In 1973, ACTION was a group of volunteers of all ages and skills seeking to help people. It was touted as a combination of service groups such as the PEACE Corps, RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program), The Foster Grandparent Program and others. B.C. comics characters were widely used to promote this initiative in Public Service Announcements (PSAs) and by newspaper ads.

The character featured here is Thor of B. C. comics. The B.C. comic strip was created by cartoonist Johnny Hart and is set in prehistoric times and features cavemen and other creatures. It was launched on February 17, 1958 and currently runs in syndication. Several characters of the B.C. comic are featured in a Public Service Announcement (PSA) promoting ACTION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5Fll5ZhQUA

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In 1973, ACTION was a group of volunteers of all ages and skills seeking to help people. It was touted as a combination of service groups such as the PEACE Corps, RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program), the Foster Grandparent Program and others.  B.C. comics characters were widely used to promote this initiative in Public Service Announcements and in newspaper ads. The character featured here is Thor. The B.C. comic strip was created by cartoonist Johnny Hart and is set in prehistoric times and features cavemen and other creatures. It was launched on February 17, 1958 and currently runs in syndication.

Several characters of the B.C. comic are featured in this Public Service Announcement (PSA) promoting ACTION:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5Fll5ZhQUA

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Anoka, Minnesota has been known as the "Halloween Capital of the World" since 1920 when it first began hosting a Halloween parade to keep its younger residents from running amok. Since that time, the festivities have grown larger, to include concerts, pillow fights, dances, painting contests, and football games such as the 1957 Pumpkin Bowl. The Grand Parade continues to be the highlight of the month long celebration with participants and spectators coming from all over the midwest. 

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The Isleton Crawdad Festival, hosted by the city's Chamber of Commerce, takes place each year over Father's Day weekend in Isleton, California. It is modeled after similar festivals held in Louisiana and features traditional Cajun style music and dishes, including steamed crawdads, gumbo, and jambalaya. The festival began in 1986, after a tourist from Louisiana excitedly regaled Isleton citizens about the festivals back home. Isleton Chamber of Commerce members worked with Breaux Bridge, Louisiana to establish the Isleton festival, even going so far as to buy a crawdad boiling rig from the Breaux Bridge festival organizer. Since then, the Festival has grown into a three day affair, featuring local vendor booths, crawdad races, and an all ages carnival. 

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E-Day, or Engineers' Day, is an annual celebration of engineers and engineering. Observed at universities across the United States, the event generally involves activities such as engineering competitions, demonstrations, lectures, and banquets.

Since its inception in 1914, E-Day at the University of Minnesota has been organized by a once-secret society called Plumb Bob. The oldest organization on campus, Plumb Bob professes a tongue-in-cheek devotion to St. Patrick, the patron saint of engineers. Plumb Bob may have roots in an even older St. Patrick's Day tradition wherein engineering students at various universities used to cut classes to parade loudly around campus, supposedly in honor of their patron saint.

Today, E-Day at the University of Minnesota is known as CSE Week, to reflect both an expanded calendar of activities and the event's sponsoring department, the College of Science and Engineering. Plumb Bob is now a leadership society with open membership.

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The Canadian Forces Station (CFS) Falconbridge was a radar station located in Ontario, Canada, that was active from 1952-1985. It got its name from the nearby settlement of Falconridge and was part of the Pinetree Line of radar stations, which was established by NORAD to create a long-range missile detection system. The Pinetree Line consisted of a group of 44 radar stations that stretched across Canada that would act as an early warning system should a long-range missile be fired toward North America.

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Chicago has often been designated as one of the best convention cities in the United States because of its accessibility, services, and beauty. The Chicago Convention Bureau was founded in 1943 and has actively promoted Chicago as a tourist and convention location since. According to CVENT, Chicago has convention locations, rooms, and restaurants for a wide range of budgets to facilitate a variety of convention types and needs.

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Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli better known as ‘The Fonz’ or ‘Fonzie’ from the ABC sitcom Happy Days was portrayed by Henry Winkler. The show was wildly successful with 11 seasons produced over 10 years. Fonzie was known for his laid-back and calm demeanor as well as an avid rider of motorcycles. One episode even featured The Fonz attempting to jump a shark tank in a motorcycle daredevil stunt. This episode helped to coin the television trope “jumping the shark” to describe when a show becomes too ridiculous for the viewer to believe. 

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Time to Run, a Christian movie released in 1973, is a drama about a prodigal son that finds his way home and restores his relationship with his family and with God. It stars Ed Nelson, Randall Carver, and Barbara Sigel.

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The Incredible Hulk was a CBS television series that aired from 1978-1982, featuring the marvel character Bruce Banner and his alter-ego the Hulk, as the protagonist of the show. The show was a hit with fans, going on to produce 82 episodes over five seasons as well as three movies. The show saw a slight resurgence in 2003, years after broadcasting had ended, when Universal Studios released some episodes for purchase to promote Ang Lee’s Hulk set for release later that year. The show resonates with fans to this day, as evidenced by the current Marvel Cinematic Universe referencing the show with a cameo appearance by Hulk actor Lou Ferrigno, in Marvel’s The Incredible Hulk. Ferrigno is also credited for voicing the Hulk in both the Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron films.