Today is National Teddy Bear Day
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Today is National Teddy Bear Day
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In 1902, American President Theodore Roosevelt refuses to shoot a bear cub while hunting in Mississippi. This incident makes national news. Clifford Berryman publishes a cartoon of the incident in the Washington Post on November 16th 1902. The cartoon is an instant classic.
This cartoon by Clifford Berryman’s publish in a 1902 Washington Post inspired the Teddy bear.
The Berryman cartoon of Teddy Roosevelt and the cub inspired New York store owner Morris Michtom to create a new toy. Morris Michtom wrote President Roosevelt to ask permission to name the new toy a “Teddy Bear”.
In 1902, American President Theodore Roosevelt refuses to shoot a bear cub while hunting in Mississippi. This incident makes national news. Clifford Berryman publishes a cartoon of the incident in the Washington Post on November 16th 1902. The cartoon is an instant classic.
This cartoon by Clifford Berryman’s publish in a 1902 Washington Post inspired the Teddy bear.The Berryman cartoon of Teddy Roosevelt and the cub inspired New York store owner Morris Michtom to create a new toy. Morris Michtom wrote President Roosevelt to ask permission to name the new toy a “Teddy Bear”.
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