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Dorothy Smith 1904 - 2006

Dorothy Smith of Gary, Lake County, IN was born on October 10, 1904, and died at age 101 years old on August 21, 2006.
Dorothy Smith
Gary, Lake County, IN 46407
October 10, 1904
August 21, 2006
Female
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Dorothy Smith's History: 1904 - 2006

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  • 10/10
    1904

    Birthday

    October 10, 1904
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  • 08/21
    2006

    Death

    August 21, 2006
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    Cause of death
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    Dorothy Smith lived 29 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 101.
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In 1904, in the year that Dorothy Smith 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, by the time she was just 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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