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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNHow a Stuffed Animal Named Billy Possum Tried—and Failed—to Replace the Teddy Bear as America’s National ToyIn 1909, wealthy widow Susie W. Allgood marketed a plush marsupial inspired by President William Howard Taft. But children ...
In “Drawing the Line in Mississippi,” Berryman depicted the president with his back turned to a small, toy-like bear tied up like the one on the hunt. The cartoon’s significance went beyond ...
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Discover How President Theodore Roosevelt Inspired the World’s First Teddy Bear, Which Went on Sale on This Day in 1903Teddy bears are now an internationally beloved children’s toy. But few remember the presidential hunting trip and state boundary dispute that led to the sale of the first such bear on this date ...
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