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Leila Scarborough 1904 - 1981

Leila Scarborough of Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia was born on January 18, 1904, and died at age 77 years old in February 1981.

Leila Scarborough

Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia 30635

January 18, 1904

February 1981

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January 18, 1904

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February 1981

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In 1904, in the year that Leila Scarborough 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, Leila 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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