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Ethel Hockenberry 1904 - 1973

Ethel Hockenberry of Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois was born on May 16, 1904, and died at age 69 years old in July 1973.
Ethel Hockenberry
Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois 61201
May 16, 1904
July 1973
Female
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Ethel Hockenberry's History: 1904 - 1973

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    1904

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    May 16, 1904
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    1973

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    July 1973
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    Ethel Hockenberry 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 Ethel Hockenberry 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 1931, Ethel was 27 years old when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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