How and Who Named the Teddy Bear?
How did the Teddy Bear get its name? Teddy Bears are soft, cute, and cuddly stuffed bears with a high forehead, large eyes and short nose that make the face look more human. Today (2010), Teddy bear, comes in all sizes with all different types of clothing. But, that wasn’t always the case. When they were first made they had a high forehead, small eyes, a long muzzled nose that made the face looked more like a bear. The origination of the stuffed bear with the name, “Teddy Bear”, can be traced to an incident on a bear-hunting trip in Mississippi in November 1902. The govern of Mississippi, Andrew H. Longino, invited the President of the United States and several other hunters on the adventure. The competition was fierce and most of the other hunters had already killed an animal. A party of President’s attendants, were concerned that he had not gotten a bear. After a long exhausting chase with hounds, they captured an American Black Bear, clubbed it, and tied to a willow tree. The Presid
