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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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GE, the General Electric Company, was founded 1892 in New York when American inventor Thomas Edison's company, Edison General Electric Company and the Thomas-Houston Company merged together. GE originally focused on finding new ways to harness the power of electricity and building electrical equipment, including locomotives, transformers, and X-ray machines. Since their inception, GE has expanded exponentially and now has 12 distinct primary business divisions, including aviation, healthcare, and renewable energy. Despite changes within the company, their logo-featuring the "GE" monogram-has remained generally the same since 1892. This iteration of their monogram was used from 1934 to 1969.

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Circus Circus Reno hotel and casino is part of a network of connected hotels in downtown Reno, Nevada. The casino also features free circus acts and numerous carnival games. The Reno casino opened in 1978 under Circus Circus Enterprises, a year after Circus Circus Las Vegas was opened. Pictured on this button is Topsy the Clown, the mascot of Circus Circus. Topsy was designed by Gordon Tietjen and produced by the Young Electric Sign Company. Today the hotel and casino are owned by Eldorado Resorts.

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Benihana is an American restaurant that serves Japanese cuisine. The restaurant features authentic Japanese farmhouse interior including samurai armor and sliding Shoji screens. The food is prepared theatrically on steel teppanyaki grills in front of customers.

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Topps Co. was founded in 1938 and today sells predominantly candy and sports memorabilia. In 1965, Topps began producing “Wise Guy” metal pins that featured satire for novelty and humor. Like the collectible sports cards sold by the company, these buttons came in colorful packages and were sold for a nickel a piece. Though some buttons made by Topps came with its trademark bubble gum, “Wise Guy” pins did not.

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