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Robert Jr Astley 1904 - 1987

Robert Jr Astley of New Bedford, Bristol County, MA was born on January 3, 1904 in Channel Islands or England or Great Britain or Isle Of Man or Northern Ireland or Scotland or Wales, and died at age 83 years old on December 17, 1987.
Robert Jr Astley
New Bedford, Bristol County, MA 02740
January 3, 1904
Channel Islands or England or Great Britain or Isle Of Man or Northern Ireland or Scotland or Wales
December 17, 1987
Male
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  • 01/3
    1904

    Birthday

    January 3, 1904
    Birthdate
    Channel Islands or England or Great Britain or Isle Of Man or Northern Ireland or Scotland or Wales
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Bristol County, Massachusetts United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 31234608 Enlisted: November 19, 1942 in Boston Massachusetts Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Loom Fixers
  • 12/17
    1987

    Death

    December 17, 1987
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1904, in the year that Robert Jr Astley 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 1925, he was 21 years old when in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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