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Velma Brackney 1904 - 1976

Velma Brackney of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN was born on November 20, 1904, and died at age 72 years old on November 23, 1976. Velma Brackney was buried at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section O Site 4068 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis.
Velma Brackney
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN 55414
November 20, 1904
November 23, 1976
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  • 11/20
    1904

    Birthday

    November 20, 1904
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War I
  • 11/23
    1976

    Death

    November 23, 1976
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    Unknown
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    Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section O Site 4068 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis, Mn 55450
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In 1904, in the year that Velma Brackney 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 1910, when she was only 6 years old, Angel Island, which is in San Francisco Bay, became the immigration center for Asians entering U.S. It was often referred to as "The Ellis Island of the West". Due to restrictive laws against Chinese immigration, many immigrants spent years on the island.
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