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Henry Driesenga 1904 - 1988

Henry Driesenga of Holland, Ottawa County, MI was born on August 10, 1904, and died at age 84 years old on September 21, 1988.
Henry Driesenga
Holland, Ottawa County, MI 49424
August 10, 1904
September 21, 1988
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Henry Driesenga's History: 1904 - 1988

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    1904

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    August 10, 1904
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  • 09/21
    1988

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    September 21, 1988
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    Henry Driesenga lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1904, in the year that Henry Driesenga 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 1934, when he was 30 years old, on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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