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Manuel Cortez 1904 - 1979

Manuel Cortez of East Providence, Providence County, RI was born on November 20, 1904, and died at age 74 years old in April 1979.
Manuel Cortez
East Providence, Providence County, RI 02914
November 20, 1904
April 1979
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Manuel Cortez's History: 1904 - 1979

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  • 11/20
    1904

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    November 20, 1904
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  • 04/dd
    1979

    Death

    April 1979
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    Manuel Cortez lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1904, in the year that Manuel Cortez 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 1934, he was 30 years old when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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