Bottom of a white rocketship blasting off with white clouds underneath on a blue background. VBS is on the side of the rocket in orange text with blue and orange text underneath in the cloud.

Vacation Bible School was first started in the late 19^th century when a Sunday school teacher, D. T. Miles, felt that there was not enough time to sufficiently teach the Bible to children once a week. The program began to spread and in 1922 the World Association of Daily Vacation Bible School was founded. In 1923 Standard Publishing published and printed curriculum for Vacation Bible Schools. The curriculum was enough to fill a five-week course for three age levels (kindergarten, primary and junior). Although some churches do not use materials from the national level, there are still annual themes and curriculum that can be used. The Southeast Missourian on August 20, 1965 reported that Bethel Vacation Bible School, that was held the week before, had 131 children enrolled. The theme for Bethel’s VBS was “Living for God in the Space Age.” The newspaper also reported “the junior class with the largest attendance won the contest, ‘Journey to the Moon’.” (pg. 8)

"The Race to the Moon contest is an attendance-building feature, which will be produced, in full color. It will include a large chart (26 by 38 inches) and nine: space stations for the nine days of VBS after the opening day. A spaceship and pennant for each competing side and complete contest instructions will also be included." (The Pentecostal Evangel, pg. 32)

The 1965 theme was the first year that the Gospel Publishing House introduced a theme with their VBS curriculum materials.

Illustration of the face of a yellow, brown, and white long-haired cat with green eyes on a brown background.  

Norma was a prominent toy factory in Soviet Estonia. It was famous for its toy cars and pins. Major production took place between 1960 and 1980. The items made by Norma are now considered collectable. The buttons were usually produced in sets, such as a set of animated characters, flowers, or animals. 

Orange and white illustration of a squirrel (possibly a fox) on a pink background.  

Norma was a prominent toy factory in Soviet Estonia. It was famous for its toy cars and pins. Major production took place between 1960 and 1980. The items made by Norma are now considered collectable. The buttons were usually produced in sets, such as a set of animated characters, flowers, or animals. 

Illustration of red tulips with green stems and leaves on a black background.  

Norma was a prominent toy factory in Soviet Estonia. It was famous for its toy cars and pins. Major production took place between 1960 and 1980. The items made by Norma are now considered collectable. The buttons were usually produced in sets, such as a set of animated characters, animals, or flowers. 

Illustration of a red cat with green eyes and an arched back on a green background.  

Norma was a prominent toy factory in Soviet Estonia. It was famous for its toy cars and pins. Major production took place between 1960 and 1980. The items made by Norma are now considered vintage collectable. The buttons were usually produced in sets, such as a set of animated characters, flowers, or animals. 

Black and white illustration of a hedgehog on a green background.  

Illustration of a grey wolf smoking a red pipe and wearing a white sailor's hat and a blue and white striped shirt.  The text, "Ну, погоди!" appears at his side.  All on a white background.  

This button depicts a main character, The Wolf, from the Russian animated series Nu, pogodi!  Created in 1969, the series follows the exploits of a wolf as he constantly tries to catch a hare. The series’ title, which translates to Well, Just You Wait!, is derived from a phrase the wolf repeatedly shouts when he fails to capture the hare. The image on the button is from the 1973 episode “Sea Voyage” and depicts the wolf as a sailor.  

Illustration of a green, white, and yellow frog wearing a yellow crown and holding a red arrow, all on a black background.  

Norma was a prominent toy factory in Soviet Estonia. It was famous for its toy cars and pins. Major production took place between 1960 and 1980. The items made by Norma are now considered collectable. The buttons were usually produced in sets, such as a set of animated characters, flowers, or animals. 

Illustration of a white cat with brown stripes down its back on a yellow background.  The green-eyed cat is hunched with its ears back. 

Norma was a prominent toy factory in Soviet Estonia. It was famous for its toy cars and pins. Major production took place between 1960 and 1980. The items made by Norma are now considered vintage collectable. The buttons were usually produced in sets, such as a set of animated characters, flowers, or animals. 

An illustration of an airplane in the top left with text below. The illustration and text are blue and the background is white.

“Fly the friendly skies of United” is a slogan that was used by United Airlines from 1965 until 1996. The slogan was created by the advertising agency of Leo Burnett, based in Chicago, Illinois. Leo Burnett was part of the advertising revolution of the 1960s. The nineteenth century was dominated by advertisements with a lot of copy explaining the selling arguments in depth. Burnett, along with other agencies, began creating advertisements that had fresh and simple slogans and icons. Burnett worked with United for more than 30 years and eventually created a jingle to go along with the slogan. The slogan was used on the radio and in television commercials. United’s commercials would also feature other songs such as Frank Sinatra’s, “Come Fly with Me,” and John Denver’s, “Leaving on a Jet Plane.” “Fly the friendly skies of United” has recently been revitalized (2013) and used by the company.