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Adolphus B Wright 1904 - 1993

Adolphus B Wright of New York, New York County, NY was born on November 24, 1904, and died at age 88 years old on February 6, 1993.
Adolphus B Wright
New York, New York County, NY 10037
November 24, 1904
February 6, 1993
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Adolphus B Wright's History: 1904 - 1993

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  • 11/24
    1904

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    November 24, 1904
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  • 02/6
    1993

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    February 6, 1993
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    Adolphus B Wright lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1904, in the year that Adolphus B Wright was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1944, at the age of 40 years old, Adolphus was alive when on June 6th, the largest amphibious invasion in history was launched - the Normandy landing (called D-Day). Soldiers from the United States, Britain, Canada, and the Free French landed on Normandy Beach and were later joined by Poland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, and the Netherlands. Almost 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers were involved. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on D-Day - Allied casualties on the first day were at least 10,000. 4,414 were confirmed dead.
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