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United Airlines is an American airline headquartered in Chicago, Illinois offering flights for North America, Asia, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Europe. United Air Lines was established In 1931, gradually expanding from domestic flights in the early 1930’s to international destinations after World War II. United Air Lines changed its name to United Airlines after 1975.  A merger with Capital Airlines in 1961 followed by the acquiring of Pan American in 1986 allowed United Airlines to offer more destinations, becoming one of the largest airline carriers in the U.S.

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The NBC television sitcom Cheers enjoyed a lengthy eleven-year run from September, 1982 to May, 1993 producing 275 episodes of the hit show. The setting of the program was in a bar, so the producers used the front of The Bull & Finch Pub in Boston, Massachusetts to provide exterior shots of the show’s titular bar. The pub has become famous across the country spawning memorabilia and tourist trinkets that capture the nostalgia of Cheers. The show, initially, began with a rocky start leading to it almost being cancelled due to low ratings, but the writers and producers were able to turn it around and it became one of the most popular shows in the United States. Cheers received numerous accolades including 28 Primetime Emmy awards and received a nomination for each of its 11 seasons for Outstanding Comedy Series. 

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Disney channel’s D-TV was a series of music videos featuring Disney’s top songs and animation footage. The music videos played as filler material because Disney channel did not air commercials. D-TV stopped airing in 2000. Disney Channel first launched in the 1980’s as a premium service but today consists of original television series, movies and select third party programs.  

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The Spin-A-Cause is novelty system created by TapRoot, a company dedicated to the systematic process, software, and training for finding the real root causes of problems. With the Spin-A-Cause, users can simply spin the arrow to find a joke root cause for a problem, as well as a potential solution. 

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CBS Records ran a "red" advertising campaign in 1983 that included any of their cassettes with a spine title written in red to be marked down at participating retailers, such as Sam Goody and Discomat. National commercials aired on television, including such channels as MTV, and featured a red-headed cartoon man with swirly black and white eyes who would go from cartoon to live action while shouting a promotional phrase, “See red and get mad, mad savings!” CBS Records was purchased by the Sony Corporation and a legal name change was made in October, 1990.

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Created in 1926 by American inventor and marketer, Ashton B. Collins Sr., Reddy Kilowatt is a corporate mascot for power companies across the globe. Having a a torso and limbs made of lightning, a light bulb for a nose, and wall outlets for ears, Reddy was designed to represent electricity as a safe and necessary utility. Reddy made his first appearance in an advertisement for the Alabama Power Company (APC). At the time, Collins Sr. served with the company as their commercial manager. The character would go on to find rapid success. Not only did numerous power companies employ Reddy as their mascot, but the character would also be featured in coloring books, comics, and cartoons. Though Reddy has seen a definite decline in popularity as a mascot of electrical generation, the characters likeness in collectibles and memorabilia remains popular to collectors. 

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Pan Am, also known as Pan American World Airways, was the first and largest international air carrier in the United States. The company first offered flights from New York City to Frankfurt, Germany in 1946. These departed from John F. Kennedy (then known as Idlewild) airport and stopped over in London.

Nonstop flights from JFK to Frankfurt were introduced sometime between 1971 and 1975. Flight 66 made the run daily during the summers and according to demand. The overnight trip departed at nine o'clock pm and took seven hours and thirty five minutes. Passengers were treated to dinner, a movie, and continental breakfast.

Flight 66 continued to run throughout the 1980s, if not into the early 1990s. Pan Am declared bankruptcy in 1991, after which Delta took over Pan Am's flights from New York to Europe. Nonstop flights from JFK to Frankfurt are available today through Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, and Delta Airlines.

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Buffalo Wild Wings is a restaurant chain formed in 1982 by Jim Disbrow and Scott Lowery in Ohio. Interested in eating something with the flavor of chicken wings that they had loved in Buffalo, New York, they decided to open the first location, Buffalo Wild Wings and Weck (BW3). Business grew and Buffalo Wild Wings currently has a store in each of the United States and other locations around the world. During an advertising campaign, the restaurant promised that servers would bring dishes to the table during lunch hours within 15 minutes or the entire meal was free.

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