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Ruby Oquinn 1904 - 1975

Ruby Oquinn of Portsmouth, Portsmouth City County, Virginia was born on October 17, 1904, and died at age 70 years old in January 1975.
Ruby Oquinn
Portsmouth, Portsmouth City County, Virginia 23703
October 17, 1904
January 1975
Female
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    1904

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    October 17, 1904
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  • 01/dd
    1975

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    January 1975
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    Ruby Oquinn lived 1 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 70.
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In 1904, in the year that Ruby Oquinn 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 1918, Ruby was merely 14 years old when in January, President Wilson presented his Fourteen Points, which assured citizens that World War I was being fought for a moral cause and outlined a plan for postwar peace in Europe. The only leader of the Allies to present such a plan, the Europeans thought Wilson was being too idealistic. The points included free trade, open agreements, democracy and self-determination. They were based on the research and suggestions of 150 advisors.
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