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The Long Island Rail Road began advertising their line of diesel trains during the late 1950s and 1960s with their new “Dashing Dan” herald. The company had recently replaced the last of their steam engines, and was taking on a new look when Dan was introduced in 1957 and became the official herald in 1959. Dan could be seen on transport trains, passenger cars, and machinery and was designed to appeal to the common working man. In 1962 a female counterpart called “Dashing Dottie” was introduced, meant to appeal to the women who were becoming a vital part of the workforce. The two “dashing” workers were replaced in 1966, but can still be found on some old train cars.

Castelli, Al. (n.d.). LIRR Symbols, Logos, & Heralds. [Web blog post]. Retrieved from: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirrlogos.htm

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The Knight’s was a restaurant, located in Minnesota, which featured Lebanese food. Some of the food offered included kebobs, sandwiches, steaks, barbecue, fried chicken, and seafood. The three appetizers the restaurant offered included tomato juice for thirty cents, a cup of French onion soup for thirty-five cents, or a shrimp cocktail for a dollar twenty-five. There were three main dessert options: ice cream, sherbet, and creme de menthe parfait. Lebanese candies were included on the menu specifically for the Lebanese dinner option. The restaurant had private rooms available for "noon luncheons, dinners, and parties.” The building the restaurant was located in had a lovely glass dome located on the top of the building near the central entrance.

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In 1959, Knickerbocker Beer and Merkel meat products launched a wide-spread advertising campaign co-promoting their products that included radio, television, and prints ads. Knickerbocker beer was considered to be the most popular beer in America in the early 20th century and was produced by the Jacob Ruppert & Company Brewery located in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan, in New York City. The Ruppert Brewery went out of business in 1965, and though the Knickerbocker brand was acquired by another brewery, it was discontinued in the 1970s. The Merkel Company was a New York-based packer of pork products. Merkel also went out of business in the mid-1960s following the discovery that the company had incorporated horse meat into some of their products. In 1966, Norman Lokietz, former president of the Merkel Company, plead guilty to conspiracy to sell misbranded and mislabeled foods. 

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The "I'm a Pepper" campaign, started by the Dr Pepper Company in the late 1970's, featured commercials showing different famous singers and actors claiming "I'm a Pepper!"  Dr. Pepper was created by Charles Alderton, a pharmacist from Waco, Texas. The drink was first served there at Wade Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store when Alderton began experimenting with different combinations of drink syrup and carbonation.

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Hippy Sippy was a Japanese candy produced in the late 1960s and imported into the United States by R.J. Albert & Sons. The packaging was shaped like a syringe and the candy resembled brightly colored pills. The candy played on the popular hippy and drug culture happening in the United States at the time, and each package came with a button that typically stated "hippy sippy says" and then another phrase alluding to drug usage slang such as "I'll try anything". The FDA ultimately recalled the candy in 1969 because of the controversy surrounding the drug paraphernalia inspired packaging.

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Hippy Sippy was a Japanese candy produced in the late 1960s and imported into the United States by R.J. Albert & Sons. The packaging was shaped like a syringe and the candy resembled brightly colored pills. The candy played on the popular hippy and drug culture happening in the United States at the time, and each package came with a button that typically stated "hippy sippy says" and then another phrase alluding to drug usage slang such as "I'll try anything". The FDA ultimately recalled the candy in 1969 because of the controversy surrounding the drug paraphernalia inspired packaging.

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Little Caesars Pizza was founded in May 1959 by Mike and Marian Llitch of Detroit, Michigan.  Little Caesars remains one of the top pizza chains in the United States.

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General Hospital is an American soap opera that has been on air for over 50 years. The show was created by husband-and-wife duo Frank and Doris Hursley. Set in the fictional town of Port Charles in upstate New York, the show follows the drama in the lives of all the characters. General Hospital has won countless Daytime Emmy awards like Outstanding Drama Series, Lead Actor/ess, and Supporting Actor. Further, the show has won the Directors Guild of America for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Daytime Serials award and a Writers Guild of America for Daytime Serials award. The success of General Hospital has led to the creation of spin-off dramas.