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Doss Orr 1904 - 1972

Doss Orr of Gary, Lake County, Indiana was born on November 25, 1904, and died at age 67 years old in March 1972.
Doss Orr
Gary, Lake County, Indiana 46404
November 25, 1904
March 1972
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Doss Orr's History: 1904 - 1972

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  • 11/25
    1904

    Birthday

    November 25, 1904
    Birthdate
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  • 03/dd
    1972

    Death

    March 1972
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Doss Orr lived 6 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 67.
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In 1904, in the year that Doss Orr 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 1916, Doss was just 12 years old when in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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