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Fred Downing 1892 - 1977

Fred Downing was born on May 2, 1892, and died at age 85 years old in November 1977. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Fred Downing.
Fred Downing
May 2, 1892
November 1977
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Fred Downing's History: 1892 - 1977

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    1892

    Birthday

    May 2, 1892
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  • 11/dd
    1977

    Death

    November 1977
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    Fred Downing lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1892, in the year that Fred Downing was born, on October 12th, the "Pledge of Allegiance" was first recited in unison by students in U.S. public schools. Composed the previous August by Francis Bellamy, it was to be recited in 15 seconds and originally read: "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." "Under God" was added in the 1950's.
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In 1904, when he was merely 12 years old, 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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