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Luther Swilley 1904 - 1976

Luther Swilley of Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida was born on November 10, 1904, and died at age 71 years old in June 1976.
Luther Swilley
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida 33610
November 10, 1904
June 1976
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Luther Swilley's History: 1904 - 1976

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  • 11/10
    1904

    Birthday

    November 10, 1904
    Birthdate
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  • 06/dd
    1976

    Death

    June 1976
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Luther Swilley lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 71.
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In 1904, in the year that Luther Swilley 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 1916, Luther was merely 12 years old when in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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