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James Raffa 1904 - 1986

James Raffa of Brentwood, Suffolk County, NY was born on May 6, 1904, and died at age 82 years old in September 1986.
James Raffa
Brentwood, Suffolk County, NY 11717
May 6, 1904
September 1986
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    1904

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    May 6, 1904
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    1986

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    September 1986
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In 1904, in the year that James Raffa 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 1913, he was only 9 years old when the Philippine–American War ended for good in June. While the official end of the war was in 1902, fighting continued for several years. An estimated 200,000 to 250,000 total Filipino civilians died and although the U.S. viewed its role as a colonial presence as one of preparing the Philippines for independence, American colonization drastically changed the character off the culture. The Catholic Church was no longer the state religion and English became the primary language of the government.
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