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Benjamin F Coates 1904 - 1988

Benjamin F Coates of Baltimore, Baltimore City County, MD was born on May 14, 1904, and died at age 83 years old on February 29, 1988.
Benjamin F Coates
Baltimore, Baltimore City County, MD 21215
May 14, 1904
February 29, 1988
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  • 05/14
    1904

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    May 14, 1904
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  • 02/29
    1988

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    February 29, 1988
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    Benjamin F Coates lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1904, in the year that Benjamin F Coates 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 1925, Benjamin was 21 years old when gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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