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Sam Riskin 1904 - 1979

Sam Riskin of Richmond Hill, Queens County, NY was born on September 13, 1904, and died at age 74 years old in June 1979.

Sam Riskin

Richmond Hill, Queens County, NY 11418

September 13, 1904

June 1979

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09/13

1904

Birthday

September 13, 1904

Birthdate

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Birthplace

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Ethnicity & Family History

White, Citizen
Nationality & Locations

Queens County, New York United States
Early Life & Education

1 Year Of High School
Military Service

Military serial#: 12126805 Enlisted: August 19, 1942 in New York City New York Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Private Army Of The United States - Includes The Following: Voluntary Enlistments Effective December 8, 1941 And Thereafter; One Year Enlistments Of National Guardsman Whose State Enlistment Expires While In The Federal Service; Officers Appointed In The Army Of The United States Under Army Regulations 605-10 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

Salespersons
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1979

Death

June 1979

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Unknown
Cause of death

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Sam Riskin lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 74.

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In 1904, in the year that Sam Riskin 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 1922, when he was 18 years old, on James Joyce's 40th birthday, his book Ulysses was published in France. The book covers the experiences of an Irishman in Dublin on an ordinary day, 16 June 1904. Now considered a classic, it was controversial at the time. Due to some sexual content, the book was banned in the U.S. during the 1920's and the U.S. Post Office destroyed 500 copies of the novel.

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