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Retha Y Peck 1904 - 1999

Retha Y Peck of Clinton Township, Macomb County, MI was born on August 20, 1904, and died at age 94 years old on May 21, 1999.
Retha Y Peck
Clinton Township, Macomb County, MI 48035
August 20, 1904
May 21, 1999
Female
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  • 08/20
    1904

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    August 20, 1904
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  • 05/21
    1999

    Death

    May 21, 1999
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In 1904, in the year that Retha Y Peck 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 1911, at the age of only 7 years old, Retha was alive when the first Indianapolis 500 was run in May. Ray Harroun was the winner - he was an engineer and had retired from racing but he came back for this race. After the race, he retired for good. The purse was $27,550 - the largest offered up to that time - and Harroun received $10,000 for first place. His average time was 74.602 mph.
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