The lovable Teddy Bear was born in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Margaret Steiff introduced the bear at a Toy Fair in 1903. At the same time, Morris Michtom created a toy bear in the United States. The bear was named after President Theodore Roosevelt, who had refused to shoot a bear on a hunting trip. Amused by this sentimentality, the Washington Post published a political cartoon about the president and a small bear.

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