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Goldie Kooken 1904 - 1975

Goldie Kooken of Gary, Lake County, Indiana was born on August 30, 1904, and died at age 70 years old in April 1975.
Goldie Kooken
Gary, Lake County, Indiana 46408
August 30, 1904
April 1975
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Goldie Kooken's History: 1904 - 1975

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  • 08/30
    1904

    Birthday

    August 30, 1904
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  • 04/dd
    1975

    Death

    April 1975
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    Cause of death
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    Goldie Kooken lived 3 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 70.
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In 1904, in the year that Goldie Kooken 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 1947, at the age of 43 years old, Goldie was alive when on April 15th, Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, playing first base. He was the first black man to play in the Major Leagues. Since the 1880's, professional baseball had been segregated and blacks played in the "Negro leagues". He went on to play for 10 years.
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