Playthings - January 01, 2002
Cover Story
The bear facts
Are you wondering how the teddy bear tale began? The first stake to claim is actually undecided. Most believe that Theodore Roosevelt is responsible for starting the teddy bear craze.In mid-November 1902, Theodore Roosevelt, an avid hunter, was on a four-day expedition in Smedes, Miss. By the end of the hunt, though, Roosevelt came up empty-handed.
