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Murl Shaffer 1904 - 1986

Murl Shaffer of Gettysburg, Adams County, PA was born on March 6, 1904, and died at age 82 years old in April 1986.
Murl Shaffer
Gettysburg, Adams County, PA 17325
March 6, 1904
April 1986
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Murl Shaffer's History: 1904 - 1986

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    1904

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    March 6, 1904
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    1986

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    April 1986
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    Murl Shaffer lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1904, in the year that Murl Shaffer 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 1946, Murl was 42 years old when pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock's book "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" was published. It sold half a million copies in the first six months. Aside from the Bible, it became the best selling book of the 20th century. A generation of Baby Boomers were raised by the advice of Dr. Spock.
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