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John K Smith 1904 - 1965

John K Smith of District Of Columbia was born on October 29, 1904, and died at age 61 years old in October 1965.
John K Smith
District Of Columbia
October 29, 1904
October 1965
Male
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  • 10/29
    1904

    Birthday

    October 29, 1904
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    District Of Columbia District Of Columbia County, District Of Columbia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33448219 Enlisted: November 7, 1942 in Ft Myer Virginia Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Occupations In Building Transportation Equipment (except Automobiles And Aircraft), N.e.c.
  • 10/dd
    1965

    Death

    October 1965
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1904, in the year that John K Smith 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 1922, at the age of 18 years old, John was alive when on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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