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The Rolling Stones is a British rock band that formed in 1962. The iconic Rolling Stones logo, "Tongue and Lip Design," was created by John Pasche in 1971. Still active as of 2024, current band members include Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood. Drummer Charlie Watts passed away in 2021. The Rolling Stones are estimated to have sold over 250 million records over the years. The band was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the UK Music Hall of Fame.

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Elvis Presley recorded “Don’t Be Cruel,” written by Otis Blackwell, in 1956. During the recording session for “Don’t Be Cruel,” Presley also recorded “Hound Dog” and “Any Way You Want Me.” “Don’t Be Cruel” was released as a single with “Hound Dog” on the B-side of the record. By the end of 1956 more than four million copies were sold. In 2002 “Don’t Be Cruel” was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

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The song “California Uber Alles” by the band Dead Kennedys became famous for its criticism of then Governor Jerry Brown (D-California) depicting him as a corrupt leader of an imaginary ‘hippie-fascist’ version of America. With references to Julius Caesar and George Orwell’s 1984 the song presents a scathing indictment of the complacent mentality embraced by former activists in post-Vietnam America. The song has been re-made several times to reflect contemporary political views for varying elections such as the 1980 election of Reagan and the 2004 California Recall Election.  

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“Work is the curse of the drinking classes” is a quote famously uttered by Irish playwright and novelist Oscar Wilde. It is a humorous twist on the old saying “drink is the curse of the working class,” which was typically uttered by the upper classes to explain why the poor failed to climb up the socio-economic ladder. This quote captures a common sentiment that British aristocrats held about the working class, which was that they failed to improve their lot because they indulged too much. Ironically, Wilde believed that the rich were the ones doing the indulging and that their looking down their noses at the lower classes was awfully self-righteous. As Wilde saw it, work was a nuisance that seemed to be getting in the way of aristocrats’ regular drinking habit.

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The United Parcel Service (UPS) was chosen as the postal carrier of choice for the 1992 democratic national convention held in New York City. Members of the democratic party of the United States came together in July, 1992 to nominate a candidate for the 1992 presidential election. Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton was seen as the leading contender, and was formally nominated by New York Governor Mario Cuomo. After winning by 3,372 votes, Clinton chose Tennessee Senator Al Gore as his running mate, making them the youngest ticket in the 20th century.  

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"Tennessee…It Just Comes Natural" was a themed program by Bill Jenkins, a candidate for the Board of the Tennessee Valley Authority, to promote tourism by leveraging state recreational centers in 1972. The program included petitioning Congress to designate land as wilderness areas to support the theme of a natural Tennessee.

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Every summer Chicago hosts an enormous annual food festival, The Taste of Chicago, downtown in Grant Park. Visitors enjoy a vast array of food paired with music and family activities. The Taste started July 4th, 1980 and was a huge success its first year with 250,000 people attending. In 2017, this number rose to over one million.

Budweiser has long been a part of Taste of Chicago. In recent years, festival goers have visited the Bud Light Stage which showcases new and well-established performers each day of the festival.

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The Club of Champs was part of the Hawthorn-Mellody Farms & Amusement Park in Libertyville, Illinois. Dedicated as part of the farm in 1952, the Club of Champs building attracted visitors by displaying contemporary sports memorabilia. It was additionally advertised with the sale of beanie hats that included spots to attach Chicago White Sox player pins that Hawthorn-Mellody manufactured. The company also created a Club of Champs membership program that came with this button. In order to join, one had to send in two lift tabs or carton tops from Hawthorn-Mellody milk cartons. Along with the button, members received a personal letter, certificate, and membership card. 

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On January 17, 1991, an international coalition led by the United States launched a military strike against Iraq in an effort to end the countries occupation of Kuwait, which it had invaded in August of 1990. The offensive, which was codenamed as Operation Desert Storm persisted for five weeks. By late February, thousands of U.S. and allied troops advanced into Iraq and Kuwait from Saudi Arabia, where they had been stationed since Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The Iraqi military faced devastating losses to their infrastructure and power as a result of the coalition against them. On February 28, Iraq ended the conflict by accepting a cease-fire. Though the U.S. and its allies emerged victoriously, the operation was still controversial and caused for many in the United States to question just how big of a role the country should have in Middle East affairs.​​​​