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John Henry 1897 - 1973

John Henry of New York, New York County, NY was born on August 28, 1897, and died at age 75 years old in June 1973.
John Henry
New York, New York County, NY 10019
August 28, 1897
June 1973
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John Henry's History: 1897 - 1973

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  • 08/28
    1897

    Birthday

    August 28, 1897
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  • 06/dd
    1973

    Death

    June 1973
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    John Henry lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1897, in the year that John Henry was born, on July 17th, the Klondike Gold Rush began when the first successful prospectors returned to Seattle after mining in the Yukon. They arrived on the ships Excelsior and Portland, bringing vast quantities of gold - over $32,000,000 in today's money - and everyone rushed to become rich in the Yukon.
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In 1904, John was just 7 years old when 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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