Beatrice F. (Abbott) Taft (1904 - 1982)

Beatrice's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Taft family tree.

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Beatrice's Family

Clara F. (Myers) Abbott

William. Abbott

Beatrice F. (Abbott) Taft

Parents:

Clara F. (Myers) Abbott

Feb 28, 1883 - Jun 5, 1975

William. Abbott

Unknown - 1941

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Michael Charles Abbott

Added: Jul 04, 2016

Mark Thurman Abbott

Added: May 07, 2016

Jessie Todd Abbott

Added: Oct 22, 2015

Jerry & Glendine (Bass) Abbott

Added: Jun 18, 2015

Bessie Abbott

Added: Apr 02, 2015

Glendine Bass Abbott

Added: Mar 25, 2015

Harold Warren Carr

Added: Nov 12, 2014

Ralph & Maude Sharp Family

Added: Nov 08, 2014

Melvin Lemond Abbott

Added: Oct 29, 2014

Beatrice Abbott

Added: Sep 17, 2014

David F Abbott

Added: Jul 30, 2014

Glendine Bass Abbott

Added: Jul 22, 2014

Eugene & Rossmore Abbott, Rhode Island

Added: Jul 13, 2013

Diane Kay Boettcher & Melissa Abbott

Added: Jul 01, 2013

Booker T. Washington & guests

Added: Jan 09, 2012

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In 1904, in the year that Beatrice F. (Abbott) Taft 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.

In 1938, she was 34 years old when on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. A clever take on H.G. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. But the show made Orson Welles' career.

In 1951, at the age of 47 years old, Beatrice was alive when on February 27th, the 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution (which limited the number of terms a president may serve to two) was ratified by 36 states, making it a part of the U.S. Constitution. The Amendment was both a reaction to the 4 term Roosevelt presidency and also the recognition of a long-standing tradition in American politics.

In 1962, by the time she was 58 years old, on August 5th, actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe died in Brentwood California. She was ruled to have died from suicide due to a drug overdose. There has been controversy regarding the circumstances ever since, due to her relationships with Jack and Bobby Kennedy.

In 1982, in the year of Beatrice F. (Abbott) Taft's passing, on June 30th, time ran out on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The Amendment had only received 35 of the necessary 38 state ratifications. First sent to the states in 1972, the Amendment stated that "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex".