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Reuben Ridgeway 1904 - 1983

Reuben Ridgeway of Danville, Danville City County, Virginia was born on May 13, 1904, and died at age 79 years old in August 1983.

Reuben Ridgeway

Danville, Danville City County, Virginia 24541

May 13, 1904

August 1983

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In 1904, in the year that Reuben Ridgeway 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 1935, Reuben was 31 years old when on August 14, the Social Security Act was signed into law. The purpose was to "provide federal assistance to those unable to work". The law established the Social Security Administration whose primary focus was to "provide aid for the elderly, the unemployed, and children". The Act survived many Supreme Court challenges and the Administration continues until today.

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