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Melda Smith 1904 - 1968

Melda Smith of New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana was born on December 7, 1904, and died at age 63 years old in June 1968.
Melda Smith
New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana 70118
December 7, 1904
June 1968
Female
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Melda Smith's History: 1904 - 1968

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  • 12/7
    1904

    Birthday

    December 7, 1904
    Birthdate
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  • 06/dd
    1968

    Death

    June 1968
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Melda Smith lived 9 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 63.
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In 1904, in the year that Melda Smith 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 1920, Melda was 16 years old when the National Football League, first called the American Professional Football Association, was created. College football was more popular than pro football and rising player salaries were bankrupting league owners. In response, owners created the NFL, using the pro baseball association as a model. Eleven teams were formed: the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, Dayton Triangles, Decatur Staleys, Hammond Pros, Massillon Tigers, Muncie Flyers, Racine Cardinals, Rochester Jeffersons and Rock Island Independents.
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