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BARRETT, Lilly

BARRETT, Lilly

Female 1879 - 1908  (29 years)

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   Date  Event(s)
1865 
  • 31 Jan 1865—31 Jan 1965: Slavery abolished
    Congress passes 13th Amendment abolishing slavery
1902 
  • 1902—1902: 1st Electric Theatre
    Thomas L. Tally opened his Electric Theater in Los Angeles, a radical new venture devoted to movies and other high-tech devices of the era, like audio recordings.
1903 
  • 15 Feb 1903—15 Feb 1903: The teddy bear debuts
    In November 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt decided he needed a break from the White House. For the Rough Rider, a vacation meant hunting, so he traveled to Mississippi during bear-hunting season. On the second day of the trip, the hounds picked up a scent — and an aging 235-pound black bear was promptly clubbed and tied to a tree, awaiting the commander in chief’s lethal shot. Roosevelt, however, refused the unsportsmanlike opportunity. Although the bear was eventually euthanized, reporters’ stories still made the president seem merciful — and Washington Post cartoonist Clifford Berryman immortalized the moment with an illustration showing the old bear as a cute little cub and the president waving his arm: “Drawing the line in Mississippi,” it read. Brooklyn candy-shop owner Morris Michtom saw the cartoon and had an idea for his wife Rose to stitch up stuffed-toy bears. The president gave his permission to dub them “Teddy’s bears,” and knockoffs quickly abounded.
1905 
  • 1905—1905: Theory of special relativity published
    Einstein’s theory of special relativity published. It transforms the nature of modern physical knowledge



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