There seems to be a large amount of people in the world today that seem to believe that History is irrelevant and non-existent in our present time but you would be surprised to find out that history, or at least a part of it, is embedded in almost everything… including childhood things we used to play with or even consider “friends”. If you’re anything like me, you’ll be shocked to find out that the Teddy Bear almost every kid has had or come in contact with as a child was named after one of the most important and influential men in history: Theodore Roosevelt. In the following paragraphs, I will explain how this came to be and why it is important today. To be able to be the inspiration for an object that is still used across the world today
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While at Harvard, Theodore “had the vague notion of becoming a naturalist. Pointing out that such a career would be ill paid, his father offered to support him in the ambition.” (Miller, 167.) Despite this, he continued his education and after graduating from Harvard, he went on to enroll at Colombia University. As he continued to study law, he “slowly began to feel that law was irrational” (Larant, 168) and began writing a book about the war of 1812. All these characteristics helped mode the shape Theodore Roosevelt as an adult and eventually would lead to the events that happened near Smedes, Mississippi. He would eventually get into politics, be appointed to Assistant secretary of the Navy, became governor of New York, became vice president after running for office and then became this nation’s 26th president. In November of 1902, Roosevelt was “invited by the governor of Mississippi, Andrew Longino, to settle a dispute about the borderline between Mississippi and the neighboring state of Louisiana.” (Bryant, 58). Roosevelt accepted the invitation and headed out there. “On November 14, during a break in the negotiations, he was invited by Southern friends …show more content…
“Inspired by Berryman’s cartoon, Rose Michtom made a toy bear and displayed it in the shop window. The bear proved enormously popular with the public and the Michtoms began turning out stuffed cubs labeled Teddy’s Bear, in honor of our 26th president.” (Lederer, 2). The Michtoms then decided to write the president about the bear and “when the Michtoms wrote President Roosevelt for permission to confer the linguistic immortality upon T.R. replied, ‘I don’t know what my name may mean to the bear business but you’re welcome to use it.’” (Lederer, 2) and the Michtoms continued to make the bear without any hesitation. The bear made success stories out of the owners of the candy shop and the cartoonist Berryman who drew the pic. “President Roosevelt was delighted with the toys… The original 1903 American Bear was later presented to him and kept by his family until his grandson, Kermit, donated it to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. The story of the Teddy Bear also led to a massive boost in Roosevelt’s popularity and he was re-elected in 1904.” (Bryant, 59). One of the things I found quite interesting while researching this topic is that due to the success of
While at Harvard, Theodore “had the vague notion of becoming a naturalist. Pointing out that such a career would be ill paid, his father offered to support him in the ambition.” (Miller, 167.) Despite this, he continued his education and after graduating from Harvard, he went on to enroll at Colombia University. As he continued to study law, he “slowly began to feel that law was irrational” (Larant, 168) and began writing a book about the war of 1812. All these characteristics helped mode the shape Theodore Roosevelt as an adult and eventually would lead to the events that happened near Smedes, Mississippi. He would eventually get into politics, be appointed to Assistant secretary of the Navy, became governor of New York, became vice president after running for office and then became this nation’s 26th president. In November of 1902, Roosevelt was “invited by the governor of Mississippi, Andrew Longino, to settle a dispute about the borderline between Mississippi and the neighboring state of Louisiana.” (Bryant, 58). Roosevelt accepted the invitation and headed out there. “On November 14, during a break in the negotiations, he was invited by Southern friends …show more content…
“Inspired by Berryman’s cartoon, Rose Michtom made a toy bear and displayed it in the shop window. The bear proved enormously popular with the public and the Michtoms began turning out stuffed cubs labeled Teddy’s Bear, in honor of our 26th president.” (Lederer, 2). The Michtoms then decided to write the president about the bear and “when the Michtoms wrote President Roosevelt for permission to confer the linguistic immortality upon T.R. replied, ‘I don’t know what my name may mean to the bear business but you’re welcome to use it.’” (Lederer, 2) and the Michtoms continued to make the bear without any hesitation. The bear made success stories out of the owners of the candy shop and the cartoonist Berryman who drew the pic. “President Roosevelt was delighted with the toys… The original 1903 American Bear was later presented to him and kept by his family until his grandson, Kermit, donated it to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. The story of the Teddy Bear also led to a massive boost in Roosevelt’s popularity and he was re-elected in 1904.” (Bryant, 59). One of the things I found quite interesting while researching this topic is that due to the success of