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Ruth Shaps 1904 - 1984

Ruth Shaps of Elmhurst, Queens County, NY was born on July 13, 1904, and died at age 79 years old in February 1984.
Ruth Shaps
Elmhurst, Queens County, NY 11373
July 13, 1904
February 1984
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Ruth Shaps' History: 1904 - 1984

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  • 07/13
    1904

    Birthday

    July 13, 1904
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  • 02/dd
    1984

    Death

    February 1984
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    Unknown
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    Ruth Shaps lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1904, in the year that Ruth Shaps 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 1949, at the age of 45 years old, Ruth was alive when on April 4th, NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was established. Twelve nations originally signed the North Atlantic Treaty - the United States, Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Iceland, Canada, and Portugal. Greece, Turkey, and West Germany later joined. Today, there are 26 nations in NATO.
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