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Sylvester Denny 1904 - 1989

Sylvester Denny of Greensboro, Guilford County, NC was born on March 15, 1904, and died at age 85 years old on July 15, 1989.
Sylvester Denny
Greensboro, Guilford County, NC 27408
March 15, 1904
July 15, 1989
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  • 03/15
    1904

    Birthday

    March 15, 1904
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  • 07/15
    1989

    Death

    July 15, 1989
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    Sylvester Denny lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1904, in the year that Sylvester Denny 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, at the age of 21 years old, Sylvester was alive when gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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