Answer to yesterday’s Question of the day: Patricia knew the answer. Teddy Roosevelt, the 26th President of the US was an outdoorsman and was on a hunting expedition in Sharkey County, MS in 1902. His guide clubbed a 235 lb. bear that was attacking the hunting dogs and tied it to a tree and offered Roosevelt the opportunity to shoot it, but he refused. This became newsworthy more than if he had shot several bears. A New York merchant capitalized on this publicity by creating a stuffed bear called Teddys Bear. A state historical marker stands in front of the Onward Store on Hwy 61 in Rolling Fork, MS, established in 1913, which is 2 miles from where the hunt took place,. Here is a cute video that summarizes the story. youtu.be/SX9qBmWjJ2I
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:01:54 +0000
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