On February 15, 1903, toy store owner and inventor Morris
Michtom placed two stuffed bears in his shop window,
advertising them as Teddy bears.

Michtom had earlier petitioned President Theodore Roosevelt
for permission to use his nickname, Teddy.

The president agreed and, before long, other toy manufacturers
began turning out copies of Michtom’s stuffed bears, which
soon became a national childhood institution.

Morris Michtom
(September 12, 1869 – July 21, 1938)

President Theodore Roosevelt (1898 – 1919)

               
MIKE GRACIA   
                  

CHARLES SCHULZ (1922 – 2000)

Congress pushed ahead standard time for the United States by
one hour in each time zone, imposing daylight saving time—
called at the time “war time.”

Daylight saving time, suggested by President Roosevelt, was
imposed to conserve fuel and could be traced back to World
War I, when Congress imposed one standard time on the
United States to enable the country to better utilize resources,
following the European model.

The 1918 Standard Time Act was meant to be in effect for only
seven months of the year—and was discontinued nationally
after the war.

     
President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)

Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004)

Ronald Reagan was a politician and actor who served as
the 40th president of the United States from January
20, 1981 – January 20, 1989.

George Washington, the commander of the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War,was unanimously elected the
first president of the United States by all 69 presidential
electors who cast their votes.

John Adams of Massachusetts, who received 34 votes, was
elected vice president. The electors, who represented 10 of
the 11 states that had ratified the U.S. Constitution, were
chosen by popular vote, legislative appointment, or a
combination of both four weeks before the election.

Government by the United States began on March 4, 1789.
In April, Congress sent word to George Washington that
he had unanimously won the presidency. He borrowed
money to pay off his debts in Virginia and traveled to
New York.