Red, white, and blue striped ribbon, 1896. There’s no question that enthusiasm runs high during presidential election seasons, and there are various ways that a candidate’s supporters make their ...

A Chicago museum portrays the history of American politics through the prism of a simple accessory Collectors say the first buttons in the form we know them today were introduced in 1896, but ...

Did you know that the first design for a pin-back button got patented in 1896? We often associate button pins with election campaigns and politics. However, they’re also great accessories to clothes, ...