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Bessie Melim 1904 - 1999

Bessie Melim of Niles, Cook County, IL was born on May 24, 1904, and died at age 95 years old on June 16, 1999.
Bessie Melim
Niles, Cook County, IL 60714
May 24, 1904
June 16, 1999
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Bessie Melim's History: 1904 - 1999

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  • 05/24
    1904

    Birthday

    May 24, 1904
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  • 06/16
    1999

    Death

    June 16, 1999
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Bessie Melim lived 20 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 95.
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In 1904, in the year that Bessie Melim 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 1949, she was 45 years old when comedian Milton Berle hosted the first telethon show. It raised $1,100,000 for cancer research and lasted 16 hours. The next day, newspapers, in writing about the event, first used the word "telethon."
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