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Wiley Simms 1904 - 1992

Wiley Simms of Goldsboro, Wayne County, NC was born on January 15, 1904, and died at age 88 years old on August 7, 1992.
Wiley Simms
Goldsboro, Wayne County, NC 27530
January 15, 1904
August 7, 1992
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Wiley Simms' History: 1904 - 1992

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  • 01/15
    1904

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    January 15, 1904
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  • 08/7
    1992

    Death

    August 7, 1992
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    Wiley Simms lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1904, in the year that Wiley Simms 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 1926, Wiley was 22 years old when on November 15th, NBC was founded. It was the U.S.'s first major broadcast network. Ownership of the network was split between RCA (a majority partner at 50%), its founding corporate parent General Electric (which owned 30%), and Westinghouse (which owned the remaining 20%).
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