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Sylvester Burke 1904 - 1986

Sylvester Burke of Florissant, Saint Louis County, Missouri was born on January 28, 1904, and died at age 82 years old in September 1986.
Sylvester Burke
Florissant, Saint Louis County, Missouri 63033
January 28, 1904
September 1986
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Sylvester Burke's History: 1904 - 1986

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    1904

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    January 28, 1904
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  • 09/dd
    1986

    Death

    September 1986
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    Sylvester Burke lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1904, in the year that Sylvester Burke 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 1915, he was merely 11 years old when The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".
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