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- "SSC for Illinois" Refrigerator Magnet, 1987-1993 - In the 1980s, several states vied to become the home of the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC), intended as the world's largest particle accelerator. The SSC would have enabled scientists to study the basic particles from which all matter is formed. Planners factored in public support, both positive and negative, before selecting Texas. The project, however, was canceled in 1993.
- 1987-1993
- Collections - Artifact
"SSC for Illinois" Refrigerator Magnet, 1987-1993
In the 1980s, several states vied to become the home of the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC), intended as the world's largest particle accelerator. The SSC would have enabled scientists to study the basic particles from which all matter is formed. Planners factored in public support, both positive and negative, before selecting Texas. The project, however, was canceled in 1993.
- "Moms for Liberty" Refrigerator Magnet, 2024 - Organizers originally formed Moms for Liberty in 2021 to campaign against COVID-19-related restrictions in schools. The organization later broadened its agenda to empower parents to defend their rights on other school issues, electing its members to local school boards. While espousing liberty, some chapters have attacked race-based curricula, called for the removal of certain books from school libraries, and opposed LGBTQ rights.
- 2024
- Collections - Artifact
"Moms for Liberty" Refrigerator Magnet, 2024
Organizers originally formed Moms for Liberty in 2021 to campaign against COVID-19-related restrictions in schools. The organization later broadened its agenda to empower parents to defend their rights on other school issues, electing its members to local school boards. While espousing liberty, some chapters have attacked race-based curricula, called for the removal of certain books from school libraries, and opposed LGBTQ rights.