Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, Photo Source |
Even after reading and re-reading the history of the teddy bear, I find the fact the modern teddy bear is named after Teddy Roosevelt, fascinating. Prior to being called a teddy bears, they were just toy bears or stuffed bears. Keeping it short this week... here is the political cartoon that set off the change of this children's toy into a world-wide phenomenon of the Teddy Bear. There are many websites available to read up on the history of the Teddy Bear. Here are a two websites I read through:
Political Cartoon of Theodore Roosevelt Bear Hunting, Source |
Happy Teddy Bears!
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