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More Miserable Than You’ll Ever Be is a 1990 album by the music group The 77s. While The 77s typically play rock and Christian rock music, this album has more pop and alternative influences. Any album not consistent with The 77s usual style is released by the group’s alternate name, 7&7 is. This rare album was band member Michael Roe’s first attempt as a solo artist.

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Harvest for the World, the 14th album by The Isleys Brothers was released May 1976. The album’s release, one year after the end of the Vietnam War, has a self-titled track that focuses on world peace and reflects on a time when there will be equity in the world.

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Nils Lofgren is an American rock musician, recording artists, and songwriter. Growing up in the Washington, D.C. area, he trained in classical music and jazz, but switched to rock music as a teenager. At only 17, he formed the band Grin in 1968, and played in venues throughout D.C. Grin was ultimately unsuccessful, and Lofgren began what would be a rocky solo career, during which he released a well received debut album, but others that did not garner critical favor. In 1984, he joined Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and has continually played with them for tours and studio albums. He, along with the rest of the band, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. A&M released "Nils is Next" buttons in order to promote the release of his album Night After Night in 1977.

Album reviews. (1977). Cashbox, 39(21). Retrieved from https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/70s/1977/CB-1977-10-15.pdf

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The Frogs is a music group founded in 1980 by brothers Jimmy and Dennis Flemion. Playing alternative/indie rock, The Frogs is recognized for its improvised song recordings and public praise from musicians including Kurt Cobain, Eddie Vedder, and The Smashing Pumpkins. Many of The Frogs’ song lyrics are controversial, comically discussing race, religion, and sexuality. The band is still active although production has slowed since 2005.

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In 1981 American singer Diana Ross released her album Why Do Fools Fall in Love. It was Ross’ first album with RCA Records after her departure from Motown Records. The album sold over a million copies and reached #15 in the United States and #17 in the United Kingdom charts. There are 9 songs in the album including Ross’ hit singles Why Do Fools Fall in Love and Mirror, Mirror both of which landed in the Top 10 of the Billboard chart.

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A volunteer is someone who gives their time to complete a task or series of ongoing activities for free.

The "I love" and "I heart" logos have become iconic in pop-culture and have been imitated in many forms around the world.

The original form of the "I heart" and "I love" logos was the I heart NY logo created in 1977 by Milton Glaser for an ad campaign created by advertising agency Wells Rich Greene. The marketing campaign was sought by then-Deputy Commissioner William S. Doyle to increase tourism in the state of New York. The campaign was a wild success. The original sketch of the logo is permanently on display at the MOMA.

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George McGovern was the Democratic nominee for President in 1972, losing to incumbent Richard Nixon in a landslide. Before running for president, McGovern represented South Dakota in the House of Representatives from 1957 to 1961 and served in the Senate from 1962 to 1968. McGovern vocally opposed the Vietnam war and his campaign primarily ran on the promotion of peace. McGovern, known as the “peace candidate,” has a lasting legacy spending less money and effort on conflict in favor of promoting human rights and fighting world hunger.

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The I heart NY logo was created in 1977 by Milton Glaser for an ad campaign created by advertising agency Wells Rich Greene. The marketing campaign was sought by then-Deputy Commissioner William S. Doyle to increase tourism in the state of New York. The campaign was a wild success. The original sketch of the logo is permanently on display at the MOMA.

The logo has become iconic in pop-culture and has been imitated in many forms around the world, like on this cute button professing the wearer's love of animals.

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"Just Like Bein' Born Stoned" is a comic illustration created in 1971 by Robert Crumb, an American writer and cartoonist whose work primarily satirizes contemporary American culture. Crumb was integral to the underground comix movement, which typically includes self published comics that are often satirical and feature taboo content. He further assisted the movement by creating and contributing to the publication "Zap Comix," which ran from 1968 to 2014. On par with the underground comix movement, his work often features explicit themes, such as drug use, sexuality, and violence. In 1991, he was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame. 

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The White House Sightseeing Corporation offered sightseeing and pleasure tours throughout the Washington, D.C. area in the 1960s and 1970s. Guests wore these official buttons while on the tour so they could be easily identified by a tour guide, then took them home as souvenirs.