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Ivan M Gates 1904 - 1991

Ivan M Gates of Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN was born on March 16, 1904, and died at age 87 years old on September 15, 1991.
Ivan M Gates
Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN 46816
March 16, 1904
September 15, 1991
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  • 03/16
    1904

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    March 16, 1904
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  • 09/15
    1991

    Death

    September 15, 1991
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    Ivan M Gates lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1904, in the year that Ivan M Gates 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 1917, he was only 13 years old when in April, the U.S. entered World War I, declaring war against Germany. President Wilson had previously declared neutrality in the war - a position supported by the majority of Americans - but after Germany declared that they would sink all ships trading with Great Britain and sunk U.S. ships, public opinion began to change. Then the Lusitania was sunk, killing 1,201 - including 128 Americans - and more U.S. ships were sunk. The U.S. could stand aside no longer.
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