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Opal Smart 1904 - 1983

Opal Smart of Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois was born on August 5, 1904, and died at age 79 years old in December 1983.
Opal Smart
Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois 62901
August 5, 1904
December 1983
Female
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  • 08/5
    1904

    Birthday

    August 5, 1904
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  • 12/dd
    1983

    Death

    December 1983
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Opal Smart lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1904, in the year that Opal Smart 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 1941, by the time she was 37 years old, on December 7th, the Japanese attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise aerial attack damaged 8 U.S. battleships (6 later returned to service), including the USS Arizona, and destroyed 188 aircraft. 2,402 American citizens died and 1,178 wounded were wounded. On December 8th, the U.S. declared war on Japan and on December 11th, Germany and Italy (allies of Japan) declared war on the United States. World War II was in full swing.
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