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Neon orange button with "Good people need carter" written in German on it in black text. 

This button translates from German to “Good people need Carter”. As part of Jimmy Carter’s 1976 campaign, buttons like this were minted in several languages

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This button is from a 4th Ward Alderman election. Some cities are divided into wards, which are essentially electoral districts. An alderman is an elected representative of a district who serves on the city council or is part of a municipal legislative body.

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The Simpsons Global Fanfest was a yearlong celebration to commemorate the show receiving its own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  

The Simpsons is a show created in 1989 and it is still on air today and about to be in its 28th season.  It focuses on the family of the Simpsons, with Homer Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie as the main characters, but many other regular ones as well including Sideshow Bob and Moe. They live in Springfield. The show is known for being quite political and even sometimes predicting things.  They often have guest stars appear on the show and have been featured with other cartoons, including Rick and Morty and The Fairly Oddparents. It was created by Matt Groening, who also created Futurama. 

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The Mummy, is an action/adventure movie, which opened on May 7, 1999. Directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, the film is set in Egypt where an American working on an archaeological dig awakens an ancient mummy. The movie was a surprise hit and grossed over $400 million worldwide. This success led to two sequel films, as well as a prequel film and an amimated series.

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For over 200 years, Aladdin has been one of the most popular pantomimes performed in England. The story was developed from the book The Arabian Nights and was first performed on stage in Covent Garden in 1788. Pantomime is a type of musical comedy stage production, which encourages audience participation. It was developed in England and is typically performed over the Christmas season.

This button is from a production of Aladdin performed at the Ashcroft Theatre, located in the London Borough of Croydon.

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The 1969 French-Algerian film titled Z is a political thriller, which gives a fictionalized account of the murder and investigation of the Greek politician, Grigoris Lambrakis. It is based on a book with the same title by Vassilis Vassilikos, The title comes from the English pronunciation of the letter Z, which means "he lives" in Greek.

The movie was directed by Greek filmmaker, Costa-Gavras​, produced by a French production company, and shot in Algeria. Z received critical acclaim and was nominated for a number of awards. In fact, it was the first film to be nominated for the Academy Award for both Best Foreign Language Film and Best Picture, winning the 1970 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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Wrath of the Black Manta is an action video game published by Taito for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in North America in 1990. In the game, players follow a ninja warrior through five levels and attempt to track down a gang responsible for child kidnappings.

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WNYC is New York’s flagship public radio station. The station began broadcasting in 1924 as a city owned and operated radio station, and today, WNYC is the most-listened to public radio station in the country, reaching over one million listeners every week. WNYC is broadcast on both AM and FM frequencies, and includes local programming, as well as programming from NPR, American Public Media, Public Radio International, and the BBC World Service.

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Universal Studios first became an attraction when founder Carl Laemmle opened his outdoor movie studio to visitors in 1915. For 25 cents, the public was invited to watch live filming, but when the production company began adding sound to their movies, visitors were no longer admitted. In 1961, the doors were reopened to the public, and in 1964, Universal Studios Hollywood became an official tourist destination, selling tram tours of their facilities to visitors. Since that time, Universal Studios has grown to become a major theme park, complete with movie and television themed rides and shows.