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Dorothy Bekkerus 1904 - 1970

Dorothy Bekkerus of Barnesville, Clay County, Minnesota was born on December 10, 1904, and died at age 65 years old in September 1970.
Dorothy Bekkerus
Barnesville, Clay County, Minnesota 56514
December 10, 1904
September 1970
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Dorothy Bekkerus' History: 1904 - 1970

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  • 12/10
    1904

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    December 10, 1904
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  • 09/dd
    1970

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    September 1970
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    Dorothy Bekkerus lived 13 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 65.
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In 1904, in the year that Dorothy Bekkerus 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 1911, when she was only 7 years old, the first Indianapolis 500 was run in May. Ray Harroun was the winner - he was an engineer and had retired from racing but he came back for this race. After the race, he retired for good. The purse was $27,550 - the largest offered up to that time - and Harroun received $10,000 for first place. His average time was 74.602 mph.
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