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ALF is an American sitcom that aired on NBC between 1986 to 1990. The title character, nicknamed ALF (Alien Life Form), crashes to Earth and lands on the home of a suburban family. ALF was performed by puppeteer Paul Fusco. The show ran for four seasons and led to animated spinoff, a comic, and a talk show that ran for seven seasons. Much of ALF’s merchandise was released during 1987 and 1988, most notably trading cards that depicted stills from the show. 

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Tom Jones is a popular singer who got his start in 1967. Since then, his career has lasted for six decades. He's known for his songs "What's New Pussycat," "She's a Lady," and "It's Not Unusual." Jones' musical range spans from pop, dance, and rock, to show tunes, country, and soul. Worldwide, he has sold over 100 million records. In 2006, Jones was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.

This is a variation of the I heart NY logo that 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.

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Milton Supman (January 8, 1926 – October 22, 2009) was an American comedian, actor and radio/television personality.  He is best known for his children's television show "Lunch With Soupy Sales", which ran from 1953 through 1966.  He was known professionally as "Soupy Sales" due to his childhood nickname of "Soup Bone" and after vaudeville comedian Chic Sale.

The Soupy Sales Society was a fanclub in the 1960s that offered buttons as well as "autographed sweatshirts" to members.

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Richard “Dick” Biondi, also known as The Wild I-tralian, is an American Top 40 and Oldies DJ. He is best known for screaming delivery and his wild behavior, having been fired over 20 times for his temper and offensive jokes. Biondi has been a DJ on AM radio stations all over the United States since the 1950’s and has been based in Chicago since the 1980’s.

The “Dick Biondi for Mayor” movement began after a September 30^th, 2010 episode of the Late Show with David Letterman. During a discussion of Rahm Emanuel’s announced run for Chicago mayor, Letterman began thinking of names of past Chicago Mayors, during which the Late Show bandleader Paul Shaffer shouted “Dick Biondi!” as a joke. The joke inspired a fan of Biondi to create the campaign button and the image was posted all over social media. Though Biondi had no plans to run for Mayor of Chicago the fan has opened a store for other “Dick Biondi for Mayor” items. 

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Ishtar is a 1987 American adventure-comedy film starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman. The film centers around two lounge singers who travel to Morocco and accidentally end up getting involved in a plot to overthrow the Emir of Ishtar. Despite being considered one of the worst films ever made it has gained more support over the years. 

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During the European Football Association (F.A.) Cup final back in 1964, Eddie Chapman, the club secretary created a drawing that originally read; "Good morning! Got any Cup-final tickets.” Smiling guys all over the area were looking forward to the biggest game between Manchester United versus West Ham United. Because there were so many requests to attend the game, Chapman came up with a ballot featuring the drawing found on the button. The West Ham United football clubbers that were lucky enough to gain entrance to the uproarious game, smiled as their team won the game at Wembley in 1964. And the rest is history. 

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In 1971, Governor Frank Licht of Rhode Island announced a state-wide effort to reduce venereal disease which had reached high proportions in the state, going by the name, “Let’s Get V.D.” The three-month effort promoted an ongoing program of free and confidential medical assistance to persons affected by a venereal disease. The program came out over concerns of large number of people affected by venereal disease but not treated for it, which resulted in doubling of known cases of venereal disease. The program reached into schools, neighborhood health centers, hospitals and through public service messages in newspapers, on the radio, television, outdoor advertising and bus advertising. The program was directed at the 14-25 age group where the incidents of venereal disease were the greatest to let them know they could be treated without parental approval and in the strictest confidence. The program was meant to supplement efforts already underway to inform the public about the dangers of venereal disease and geared towards those who didn’t read newspaper articles or brochures already distributed in the state. The campaign purposely built shock into the message to draw the attention of people to the problem and how it can be treated in a confidential matter.

The campaign and slogan went beyond Rhode Island as other states brought attention to the matter during National Pharmacy Week in 1971 on October 3-9. Other efforts included a VD telethon in Pennsylvania where a committee of high school students promoted the event with buttons with the slogan, “Let’s Get VD…Information,” posters, assemblies, student newspaper articles and public address announcements.

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“Go Ape” is an idiom that came into popularity in the 1950s, and is used similarly to expression like “to go bananas”. It can be used to describe both excitement (The crowds go ape for the Beatles!) or unhappiness (Cubs fans went ape when their team lost 14-0!). 

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The American alternative rock group, the Pixies, released their second album Doolittle, which debuted in the Spring of 1989. The album was distributed in the U.S. by Electra Records in collaboration with the U.K. record label; 4AD. The Pixies formed in 1986 when two friends, Joey Santiago and Black Francis, who were neighbors while attending the University of Massachusetts Amherst initially created the group. They later advertised to find fellow members Kim Deal and David Lovering. After the four members were in place, they chose their group name from the dictionary, finding that they liked the definition; “mischievous little elves,” so the name Pixies stuck. In 2009, the group got together in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of their edgy Doolittle album by touring Europe again for their fans, and in 2013 replaced one of the original members while continuing to tour today.