But few remember the presidential hunting trip and state boundary dispute that led to the sale of the first such bear on this date in 1903. President Theodore Roosevelt, often known as Teddy ...

In 1909, wealthy widow Susie W. Allgood marketed a plush marsupial inspired by President William Howard Taft. But children ...

The "teddy bear" immediately became one of the ... TR was the uncle of Eleanor Roosevelt, and gave her away at her wedding to her fifth cousin, future president Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Following Theodore Roosevelt's refusal to shoot a mother bear while on a hunting trip, stuffed toy "Teddy Bears" begin their ascent to childhood icon status. Children also favor Barnum's Animal ...

Louisiana's black bear became part of American culture when President Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot one that had been trapped and tied to a tree.

The first teddy bears were made in the US in 1902-03 and named after the then President, Teddy Roosevelt. So this bear is at the beginning of the development of this popular toy and so extremely ...

Louisiana's fabled black bear became part of American culture in 1902 after President Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot one that had been trapped and tied to a tree by members of his hunting party.