Color illustration of waving, space suit clad character ascending wearing a jet pack in front of an orange and yellow background. Blue text on the lower section of the button and logo on the space suit.

The 1986 World Exposition of Transportation and Communication, or Expo '86, was a World's Fair held in Vancouver, Canada. The fair was opened by Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Many famous entertainers performed or were at the event, including: Jacques Cousteau, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Joan Rivers, George Burns, Bob Newhart, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys, Donovan, Depeche Mode and Loverboy.

Image of a rocket car flying through the air with a rainbow on the right, black lettering on the upper and lower edge face with a blue sky background.

Evel Knievel's Snake River Canyon jump was a stunt disaster. Crowds rioted the previous night because of beer and concession prices. When the Sky-Cycle was launched, the parachute accidentally deployed and strong headwinds blew Knieval back in the canyon, where he crashed and walked away with minor injuries. The Sky-Cycle did not clear the canyon in test runs and Knievel said, "Everyone told me not to do it, but I was determined to keep my word, so I climbed up and strapped in. When I punched the power button I thought, 'God, here I come.'"

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The CN Tower is a communications and observation tower in downtown Toronto, Canada. It is 1,815 feet tall and was completed in 1976. It was the world's largest tower until the completion of the Burj Khalifa and the Canton Tower. Today, it remains the tallest freestanding structure in the Western Hemisphere.

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Brockton, Mass. was the largest shoe manufacturer in the United States from the Civil War until the late 20th century. Powered by the Salisbury Plain River. "Shoe City" housed dozens of shoe factories, including Grover Shoe Factory, M.A. Packard Co., the E.E. Taylor Co., Stacy-Adams and Co. and the Charles A. Eaton Co.

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Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 - August 26, 1974) is an American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist. He gained worldwide fame for his 3,600 mile non-stop flight from New York to Paris in 1927. He flew his single seat, single engine plane Spirit of St. Louis to accomplish this feat. The Lindbergh cross-Atlantic flight inspired a generation of WWII pilots and was heavily celebrated with buttons and other souvenirs.

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During World War II, three Protestant churches in the small village of West Winfield, New York, came to the conclusion that there was a way that they could come together and contribute to the war effort. To preserve the resources required to heat and maintain each churches’ separate buildings, services could be rotated between the three buildings. One week they would be in the Baptist church, the next in the Methodist church, and the following week in the Congregational church.

The spirit of community they experienced in this endeavor led them to decide to consolidate themselves into one church. Churches that weren’t part of the original three were also invited to join in the spirit of ecumenicalism. Today the church that they formed together continues on as The Federated Church of West Winfield, “A Place to Belong.”

The button was made by the Whitehead & Hoag Co.—America's premier button manufacturer from the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century.

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Shabbona is a village located in DeKalb County, 30 miles west of Aurora IL.  As of 2010, the population census was 925.  The village is named after Chief Shabbona of the Potawatomi tribe, who traveled through the Fox Valley warning white people of the approaching Black Hawk war.

Black and white photograph of a tall thin man boxing with a short stout man. Black text on each side of the image and red text in the center and on the upper and lower edge of the button.

Promotional button for the Canton Free Street Fair in 1900, highlighting a sideshow boxing event with George Moore and Fred Howe. Fred Howe (the portly fellow) was reported to be 5'4" and 435 pounds and George Moore (the thin giant) was billed at 7' 2" and 110 pounds. Both are said to have been 22 years old at the time this photo was taken.

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Organized by the Rotary Club of New York and other local organizations, the first Boys' Week was held in New York City in May 1920. The program was a part of an effort to promote youth development in the areas of education, hygiene, health, and vocation. And by the mid-1920s, Boys' Week would become a global event—being held in nearly 600 locations across 25 countries.  Furthermore, the number of participating towns and cities grew to about 3,000. 

Boys' Week became 'Youth Week' in 1934, and later changed to 'Boys and Girls' Week' in 1936.  

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