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Howard Atwood 1904 - 1973

Howard Atwood of Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois was born on June 14, 1904, and died at age 68 years old in February 1973.
Howard Atwood
Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois 61832
June 14, 1904
February 1973
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Howard Atwood's History: 1904 - 1973

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    1904

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    June 14, 1904
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  • 02/dd
    1973

    Death

    February 1973
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    Howard Atwood lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 68.
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In 1904, in the year that Howard Atwood 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 1922, Howard was 18 years old when on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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