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Discover How President Theodore Roosevelt Inspired the World’s First Teddy Bear, Which Went on Sale on This Day in 1903
Teddy bears are now an internationally beloved children’s toy. But few remember the presidential hunting trip and state ...
History Today: Did you know the world’s first teddy bear was inspired by a US president?
Morris Michtom, a small toy store owner, put two stuffed ’teddy bears’ in his Brooklyn shop window for sale, inspired by an ...
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Roosevelt wins third term
NEW YORK, Nov. 6, 1940 (UP) -- President Roosevelt's third term victory over Wendell L. Willkie was building up today toward another electoral college landslide. The New Deal is in for another ...
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America’s inaugural traditions date back centuries
On January 20, 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated as president of the United States for an unprecedented third time. Roosevelt was the only U.S. president to serve more than two terms ...