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Dick Gregory was a comedian, writer, actor, and civil rights activist known for his insightful social commentary. He recorded a number of comedy albums for a variety of record labels throughout the 60’s before retiring in 1973, including his “Gregory Talking Black” release from 1969 on Poppy Records, which included a 45 rpm record, book, insert sheet, button, and poster. 

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The “Go” square is the first square on the Monopoly board. As the text states, players who pass the square collect $200. Other rules in the game allow for the amount to be doubled and quadrupled. Monopoly originated in 1903 as an educational demonstration but was later published by Parker Brothers in 1935. It is now owned by Hasbro and is one of the most iconic board games in the world. 

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In 1947 Duluth, Minnesota, entered the soap box derby scene with help from sponsors including the Duluth Jaycees, a nickname for the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce. The Jaycees is a not for profit organization that trains people ages 18 through 40 in developing leadership skills. The Jaycees helped put on the annual Duluth event where boys ages 11 to 15 raced cars propelled by gravity downhill. Each year the winner in Duluth traveled to Akron, Ohio, to compete in the All-American Soap Box Derby Race. Organized soap box derby racing began in Ohio in 1934. In 1963, Harold “Bo” Conrad, 12, won the race in Duluth and went on to win in Akron. Here is a video about his Akron race: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHa2w2dijsI. Duluth held races through 1968. Plans for a race in 1969 fell through due to a lack of interest. 

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Science for the People (SftP) emerged out of the antiwar and civil rights movements of the 1960s. Members participated in demonstrations, sit-ins, and other actions to draw attention to the militarization of science, and the ways in which “establishment” science organizations failed to address or exacerbated social inequities worldwide. They also collaborated with the Black Panther Party in Chicago to set up health clinics. By the 1980s, membership declined and the organization all but vanished. SftP re-emerged after the election of President Donald Trump in 2016.

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Since its founding in 1913, the American Cancer Society has been working to educate people about cancer and fight the disease. When studies sponsored by the Society showed a connection between smoking and cancer, the organization helped to develop the Surgeon General’s 1964 report detailing smoking’s impact on people’s health. Between 1991 and 2014 cancer deaths dropped by 2.1 million.

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The study of dentistry and orthodontia has developed over the centuries, and reference to surgical dentistry can be found as far back as the Middle Ages, with writings about tooth removal to decrease tooth crowding. The first dental appliance for teeth straightening may date back to 1723 in France, when a dentist developed a gold or silver bad meant to push teeth to their proper places. This “bandolet” has evolved into the braces and retainers we commonly see in orthodontics today.

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The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has a long history representing educators of Chicago. The union was established in 1937 when several competing teacher’s unions merged into one larger union, and its roots include the Chicago Teachers Foundation that was established in 1897 to represent the interest of women teachers. There have been four major strikes by the union, the most recent in 2012. Currently the union represents over 25,000 teachers and paraprofessionals working in the Chicago Public School system. 

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Commercial artificial breeding has been used by the agricultural industry since the late 1930’s. After the first commercial insemination in 1937, cooperatives started springing up all over the U.S., in which members of the industry select genetically desirable males from outside dairies for inseminating their cows. Competition between cooperatives became so great that modern artificial insemination cooperatives are now much larger, making statewide cooperatives like the Pennsylvania Association rarely seen today. 

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The Chicago Herald and Examiner was founded in 1902 as the Chicago Morning American, then was renamed in 1907 as the Chicago Herald. It was renamed again when it merged with another paper to become the Chicago Herald-Examiner.

In 1926, the phrase “meet me in” appeared in the newspaper to address a previously published editorial about the male image being presented as effeminate in the paper’s rival, The Chicago Tribune. Author Valentino addressed the slander in the Chicago Herald-Examiner and the anonymous author’s attack of male ancestry and manhood. Valentino suggested the author “meet me in the boxing or wrestling arena to prove…which of us is more a man.”