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Kenwood School was located where Chicago public high school Kenwood Academy now stands, in the Hyde Park neighborhood. Kenwood School is thought to have been built in 1889 as an elementary school. It was rebuilt as a high school in 1965.

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The British Museum in London, England offers free daily tours to the public and displays various collections that include art, culture, and history. In March of 2014, the museum launched an exhibit about the life and legends of the Vikings. The exhibit was developed in collaboration with museums in Denmark and Germany, and featured new discoveries and objects from the 8th century to the 11th century.

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Holy Cow is a visual pun of the phrase, “Holy cow!” This expression has been recorded as in use by baseball players since 1919 when “Hammering” Hank Gowdy returned from World War I and gave a very brief speech in his first game back. “Holy cow, this is great!” The phrase was used by several sports broadcasters including longtime baseball announcer Harry Carey. Carey said he began using it as a way to prevent himself from lapsing into vulgarity.

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Lolli-clocks are timepieces that are battery-operated with a plastic dial and are styled like lollipops because they include a stand, although they can still be hung on a wall. Lolli-clocks were manufactured by Westclox in the early 1970s.

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"Winter smiles in Wonderland" was the slogan chosen for the 1972 Wintersköl, held in Apsen, Colorado. Wintersköl began in 1951 and has continued as an annual toast to winter and Aspen's unique lifestyle. Now, the four day festival includes a canine fashion show, concerts, and film screenings. Each year, a contest is held to determine the slogan for the next year's event. 

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"We Shall Overcome" is a folk song popularized by Pete Seeger, adapted from a gospel song of the same name, which was itself adapted from a hymn from 1901 called "I'll Overcome Someday". The song became an anthem of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, becoming widely known after Seeger and other famous folk singers of the 1960s performed the song at rallies and folk festivals. Martin Luther King Jr. recited the lyrics to the song in his final sermon, in Memphis, on Sunday March 31, 1968. The song has now been adopted worldwide by a variety of political and social movements.  

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The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. launched a campaign to promote voter registration among African-Americans in the South. The project known as The Summer Community Organization and Political Education or SCOPE, began in 1965 and lasted until 1966. The project was launched in 120 counties throughout the South to encourage and embolden African-Americans to vote and resist segregationist policies. Many activists for the SCLC were not met with open arms by many Southerners. Reports of beatings, threats of violence especially with guns, and even being tear gassed were common as White Southerners saw the SCLC as agitators. Overall, the program was a success with over 49,000 new voters registered, many citizens were given political literacy classes, and were exposed to different ideology from the influx of college students and activists. 

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Meals on Wheels is a commonly used name for many home-delivery food programs. The program originally began in the United Kingdom during World War Two to reduce food insecurity and to keep morale high during the frequent bombings of London. The program was later adapted for the United States in the 1950’s to support seniors and other house-bound citizens with receiving adequate food. Initially it was implemented state-by-state until 1974 when the Federal government adopted a nation-wide program to improve living conditions for vulnerable groups. There are currently over 5,000 different senior nutrition programs that are supported by U.S. Meals on Wheels.