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Lilly Riesenfeld 1904 - 1970

Lilly Riesenfeld of New York, New York County, NY was born on September 20, 1904, and died at age 66 years old in October 1970.
Lilly Riesenfeld
New York, New York County, NY 10040
September 20, 1904
October 1970
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  • 09/20
    1904

    Birthday

    September 20, 1904
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  • 10/dd
    1970

    Death

    October 1970
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    Lilly Riesenfeld lived 12 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 66.
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In 1904, in the year that Lilly Riesenfeld 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, Lilly was 18 years old 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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