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Mick Jagger is a songwriter and lead singer of The Rolling Stones. Ronnie Wood replaced Brian Jones on guitar for the Rolling Stones in 1975. Formed in 1962, The Rolling Stones enjoyed the success of being part of "The British Invasion," touring and releasing albums for decades to come. Both Jagger and Wood pursued solo careers in the 1980s and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.

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Sha Na Na is an American rock band that was formed in 1969 by a group of undergraduate students at Columbia University. They began as a glee club but transitioned to a rock band after their a cappella performances of 50s rock music became popular. Most notably, they performed at the 1969 Woodstock Festival, performed in 97 episodes of the Sha Na Na variety show, and appeared in the 1979 musical film "Grease" as Johnny Casino as the Gamblers. They have released eighteen studio albums and continue to tour and perform live shows today. This button, along with other items, was released by Buddha Records in 1969 as part of the Rock n' Roll Revival press kit after signing Sha Na Na.

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In the 1970’s Linda Susan Boreman became a successful pornographic film star under the stage name ‘Linda Lovelace’. Lovelace became a household name after starring in the most profitable pornographic film ever produced, Deep Throat. Later she would go on to star in another film, released on March 1, 1975, called Linda Lovelace For President where this button derives it’s meaning from. That film however was a flop and put Lovelace’s career on hiatus from which she was never able to recover her previous stardom. 

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Robert Francis Kennedy, the younger brother of President John F. Kennedy, was just as entrenched in the political arena as his brother. With terms as the U.S. Attorney General from 1960-1964 and as a U.S. Senator from 1964-1968 the younger Kennedy garnered significant prominence in his career. His support of Cesar Chavez and Martin Luther King Jr. as well as his ruthless pursuit of organized crime made him well-liked among voters. In 1968 he mounted a Presidential campaign to unseat Incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson but was assassinated after leaving The Ambassador Hotel just after winning the California primary election. 

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Charlie Brown is a main character in the Peanuts comic strip and first appeared on October 2, 1950. His earlier persona was portrayed as a practical joker and not the meek and nervous character that is more commonly portrayed in later versions. He has a little sister named Sally and a human-like dog, a Beagle named Snoopy.

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Public School 20 John Browne Elementary is a school located in Queens, New York. It appears in newspaper records as early as 1905. One of the most popular clubs was the General Organization (G.O.), a student government club. The school is named after John Browne who was an early advocate for religious freedoms in colonial America.

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“Ain’t I cute” cheekily asks the reader to confirm that the wearer of this slogan is indeed cute. It is one of a series of suggestive novelty buttons issued by Johnson Smith & Company in the 1930s. The buttons in this series all share the visual features of blue and white alternating rectangles around the perimeter of the button with red sans serif font boasting flirty expressions. The frivolous and fun nature of these buttons and other novelty goods produced in the 1920s and 1930s was purported by Johnson Smith & Co. as “provid[ing] an escape for people wracked with economic struggle brought on by WWI and the Great Depression” (Johnson Smith Company, LinkedIn).

Johnson Smith & Co. originated in 1914 as a novelty item mail-order company based in Chicago, IL. The company later moved to Racine, WI, Detroit, MI, and ultimately, Bradenton, FL. Though their website is now defunct, it was active as of 2012. Johnson Smith & Co. often advertised in print media aimed at young adults such as Action Comics, Boys’ Life, Popular Mechanics, and MAD. These ads and larger catalogs were influential in the development of American graphic design.

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Gotcha is a North American slang term meaning "I have got you." It is used to express having won over or tricked someone. It has been used when publicly exposing a person who has been caught in doing something that they were trying to hide from others.