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Record 1 2004-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Toys (General)
OBS

Legend has it that on a hunting expedition, President [Theodore "Teddy"] Roosevelt was unsuccessful in bagging a bear. His hunting companions came upon a young bear and held it for the President to shoot, but Roosevelt couldn't bear to shoot the poor creature. A plush bear was made by a toy company to commemorate the event, and the teddy bear became a national rage in the early 1900's.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et jouets (Généralités)
OBS

En 1903, le Président Théodore (Teddy) Roosevelt rentra bredouille d'une chasse à l'ours de quatre jours. Croyant faire plaisir, les organisateurs enchaînèrent un ourson au pied d'un arbre afin de satisfaire les cartouches du Président. Outré par cette mise à mort, Théodore Roosevelt fit libérer l'animal. Deux émigrants russes, Rose et Morris Michtom immortalisèrent cette histoire en créant un ours en peluche qu'ils baptisèrent Teddy.

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