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The Chicago American was a newspaper company that began publishing in 1900 and changed names several times before folding in 1974. It was called the Herald-Examiner between 1918 and 1939. “Buy American products,” was a campaign the Herald-Examiner and other papers ran during the Great Depression telling readers to spend their money on American goods instead of foreign products.

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The Delano Grape Strike was a labor strike in California that began in September of 1965, and lasted for more than five years. The striking workers, led by Cesar Chavez and others, formed the United Farm Workers and demanded wages equivalent to the federal minimum wage. Through grassroots efforts, including consumer boycotts of non-union grapes, the United Farm Workers succeeded in reaching a collective bargaining agreement with the grape growers in July 1970.

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The Delano Grape Strike was a labor strike in California that began in September of 1965, and lasted for more than five years. The striking workers, led by Cesar Chavez and others, formed the United Farm Workers and demanded wages equivalent to the federal minimum wage. Through grassroots efforts, including consumer boycotts of non-union grapes, the United Farm Workers succeeded in reaching a collective bargaining agreement with the grape growers in July 1970.

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The Prudential Company was founded in 1875 as The Widows and Orphans Friendly Society by John F. Dryden, selling burial insurance to the working poor.  Prudential soon began selling life insurance to the working class for 3 cents a policy and has since grown to be a Fortune 500 Company operating in over 30 countries.

George Dewey (1837-1917), a life-long naval officer, served in the Civil War and was at the helm of the Mississippi in Farragut’s division for the capture of New Orleans.  He was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1899 and full Admiral in 1900 after he led the victory over the Spanish Fleet in the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.  After the war, Dewey was welcomed home with a two-day celebration in New York City.  Dewey ran for president in 1900, but after it became obvious he would not have a successful race, he withdrew and endorsed McKinley.  Three Navy ships have been named after Dewey, the most recent being a guided-missile destroyer.

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Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., nicknamed “Stormin’ Norman” and “The Bear” was a United States Army general who led all coalition forces in the Gulf War. He gained a reputation as a commander who led from the front and was willing to risk his own life for his troops. He retired shortly after the end of the war and was involved in philanthropy and politics until his death in 2012.  

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Bill Clinton announced his 1992 presidential campaign in October 1991.  Clinton won the majority of Democratic delegates and announced Al Gore, a junior senator from Tennessee, as his running mate.  Clinton and Gore defeated President George H.W. Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle on November 3, 1992.  The pair took office on January 20, 1993. 

Roy Lichtenstein, a pop artist, was commissioned to create this illustration of the Oval Office as part of the "Artists for Freedom of Expression" project benefiting the Democratic National Committee.  It was also later used in a commemorative inaugural poster.

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Building on the success of the first two films, Back to the Future Part III is a science fiction western released in 1990.  Starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, the movie follows Marty McFly as he escapes 1955 in a time machine DeLorean to travel to the Old West in 1885. His goal is to rescue Doc Brown and send them both back to the future.  The film grossed over $200 million worldwide.

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Mary Hamilton was a master artist at Hallmark with a talent for telling charming stories and bringing beauty to everyday objects. Her illustrations brought extraordinary innocence and sweetness to life. Some of her work showcases whimsical characters for Hallmark greeting cards and designing ornaments with cute angels. Her most notable images are bears that appeared on cards, albums, ceramic plates, mugs, books, puzzles, stickers, and buttons (as seen here). Her work became so popular that she developed a loyal fan base. Hamilton served as an illustrator, mentor, and friend to many across Hallmark’s creative community until her retirement in 2015 and her subsequent death in 2017.

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The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair emerged from the efforts of a team of New York businessmen and politicians who intended to use the fair to showcase the city's economic strength and to attract new businesses and Robert Moses, the president of the fair, who hoped the venture would provide funding to complete his dream of a major new city park in Queens. 

The Electric Power and Light Company's pavilion, the Tower of Light, served as one of the fair's numerous sights and attractions. The tower was sponsored by 150 investor-owned utility companies through the country. The tower consisted of 600 aluminum prism fitted together to form an eye-catching pattern. Visitors entered the building through a moving ramp that carried them over a reflecting pool and deposited them on a giant turntable. The turntable revolved past seven chambers, stopping at each chamber for a new episode of a musical presentation, The Brightest Show on Earth. The musical show featured animated three-dimensional talking figures, electronically controlled and electronically lighted, with a character called Reddy Kilowatt introducing Ben Franklin to the modern uses of electricity. At night, a 12-billion-candlepower beam shot brightly into the sky. Admission to the tower was free. 

The tower was awarded the Total Electric Award as part of the "Live Better Electronically" campaign effort of General Electric (GE) and Westinghouse corporations' joint venture to promote the sales of electric appliances and to extol the benefits of electric power.