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Wai Y Shek 1904 - 1996

Wai Y Shek of San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA was born on August 28, 1904, and died at age 91 years old on April 21, 1996.

Wai Y Shek
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San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA 94116
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August 28, 1904
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Wai Y Shek Wai Shek (1904 - 1996)
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In 1904, in the year that Wai Y Shek 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 1917, when she was just 13 years old, "I Want You" became famous. James Montgomery Flagg's poster, featuring Uncle Sam and based on a 1914 British poster, attracted thousands of U.S. recruits to WWI duty. Over 4 million posters were printed in 1917 and 1918.
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