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William Groesbeck 1904 - 1977

William Groesbeck of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa was born on February 13, 1904, and died at age 73 years old in May 1977.

William Groesbeck

Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa 50309

February 13, 1904

May 1977

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William Groesbeck lived 3 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 73.

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In 1904, in the year that William Groesbeck 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 1919, by the time he was just 15 years old, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.

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