Turquoise text on a white background with purple lines

This button is in support of the non-profit organization Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its campaign for pro-choice rights for women.  The organization was founded in Brooklyn, New York and works towards reproductive rights among women and is now headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Black text on a yellow background with an illustration of a cat busting out of an easter egg in the middle

A button from the 1983 White House Easter Egg Roll, using the artwork from the program covers. The Reagan Administration appears to be the first to give out souvenir buttons for the event, as well as hand-painted wooden eggs. Also the first administration that used cartoon and popular characters on the souvenirs; the previous year was Snoopy.  Came in multiple colors--purple, green, yellow, orange, hot pink, and blue.

An adult white tiger with black stripes lies on a brown floor before a black background. Superimposed over the image is red text.

"Chandar" was a rare white, blue-eyed Bengal tiger acquired by the Milwaukee County Zoo in 1984. Chandar, along with his companion, Dadra, a typically orange and black Bengal tiger with yellow eyes, were acquired together. Due to Chandar's unique coloring his residence at the zoo was widely marketed in promotional materials such as this button. In addition, there was a "Chandar Club" for children aged 7 to 13. Chandar died of pancreatitis in 1988.

Pink and green text on a white background with an illustration of miss piggy

Souvenir button from the 1984 White House Egg Roll. Artwork is taken partially from the program cover (which is "The Muppets at Easter Time"), featuring Miss Piggy exclusively, instead of the four Muppets and one Fraggle Rock character that the program cover and bag included, done by Guy & Brad Gilchrist.  The event was canceled due to rain.

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This button originally came with ribbons and a football charm.

Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie Mellon or CMU, and formerly known as Carnegie Tech) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania founded in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie. The university started as Carnegie Technical Schools and changed its name to Carnegie Institute of Technology and began granting four-year degrees in 1912. In 1967, the Carnegie Institute of Technology merged with the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research and formed the Carnegie Mellon University as known today.

The background is split horizontally between yellow (top) and navy blue (bottom). Text straddles both sides and is itself split into the alternating color scheme: navy blue (top) and yellow (bottom).

The United States Naval Academy (USNA, or more commonly known as "Navy," especially in the context of sporting events) is located in Annapolis, Maryland. It was established in 1845 as the nation's service academy to train officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps.

Black text over a black and yellow smiley face with a black outer edge on a yellow background.   

The classic yellow smiley face is comprised of a yellow circle, two black dots for eyes, and a black arc ending in serifs for a mouth. It was designed in 1963 by commercial artist, Harvey Ross Ball. Ball was commissioned by The State Mutual Life Insurance Company to create a happy face to raise the morale of their employees. His version was created in 10 minutes. The design was printed onto more than 50 million buttons. Neither Ball nor the company copyrighted this smiley, so it was continually used by other businesses in their promotions.
The design and concept is quite simple and was definitely used before Ball’s 1963 version. However, his has become the most iconic. Variations have been used for advertising campaigns and in popular culture ever since.

The University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, is a public state university whose colors are black and gold.

Black and white photograph of a man's head and shoulders in a space suit surrounded by a ring of red with white text, a thin white ring and an outer blue ring.

John H. Glenn Jr. was born in 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio. John Glenn served during World War II in the Navy and Marines and in the Air Force and Marines during the Korean War. In 1962, Glenn became the first person to orbit the Earth in the Mercury-Atlas 6 spacecraft, commonly known by it's nickname, "Friendship 7". In 1998, he returned to space aboard the STS-95 Discovery, while conducting experiments on the aging process. In 1974, he was elected as a senator from Ohio, a position he retained until his retirement in 1998.

Red outer edge across the top with white text in it over a black and white photograph of three men in space suits

Apollo 8 was launched on December 21, 1968 and was the second manned mission of the Apollo program. The crew of the Apollo 8, Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders, became the first humans to orbit the Moon, the first to see the far side of the Moon, and experience the Earth rising over the Moon's horizon. Apollo 8 helped pave the way for the Apollo 11 mission by testing the communication, tracking and life-support systems of the Apollo Command Module. The crew was also able to photograph the lunar surface to obtain information on topography as well as other scientific information necessary for future Apollo landings.

Read more about the History of NASA buttons on the Busy Beaver blog.

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The American Dental Association held their annual conference in Houston, Texas in 1941. Every year, the conference is held in a different city and provides professional development training for attendees.