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Emmitt Bridges 1904 - 1974

Emmitt Bridges of Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee was born on May 2, 1904, and died at age 70 years old in May 1974.
Emmitt Bridges
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 38107
May 2, 1904
May 1974
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Emmitt Bridges' History: 1904 - 1974

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    1904

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    May 2, 1904
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  • 05/dd
    1974

    Death

    May 1974
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    Emmitt Bridges lived 2 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 69.
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In 1904, in the year that Emmitt Bridges 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 1944, Emmitt was 40 years old when on June 22nd, the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, called the G.I. Bill, was signed into law, pushed through by the veteran's organizations. Benefits provided for veterans to return to school (high school, vocational school, or college), obtain low interest home mortgages and low interest business loans, and (if needed) one year of unemployment insurance. Since most returning vets immediately found work, less than 20% of the unemployment benefits were distributed.
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