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)

Happy 167th Birthday, Oregon! On February 14, 1859,
Oregon became the 33rd state in the U.S.. As the only
state to join the Union on Valentine’s Day.

Barney Keep with Bob Hazen of The Benj. Franklin Savings
& Loan Association who also had a radio show on KEX.

On Valentine’s Day, 1990, 3.7 billion miles away from the sun,
the Voyager 1 spacecraft took a photograph of Earth.

The picture, known as Pale Blue Dot, depicts our planet as a
nearly indiscernible speck roughly the size of a pixel.

Launched on September 5, 1977, Voyagers 1 and 2 were
charged with exploring the outer reaches of our solar
system.