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Agustin Velez 1886 - 1978

Agustin Velez of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas was born on February 28, 1886, and died at age 92 years old in August 1978.
Agustin Velez
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas 79947
February 28, 1886
August 1978
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Agustin Velez's History: 1886 - 1978

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  • 02/28
    1886

    Birthday

    February 28, 1886
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  • Nationality & Locations

    El paso County, Texas
  • 08/dd
    1978

    Death

    August 1978
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    Agustin Velez lived 22 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 92.
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In 1886, in the year that Agustin Velez was born, on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.
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In 1904, at the age of 18 years old, Agustin was alive when 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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May 26, 1978
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