Mitchom said he would give the bear to him, with the understanding that it would later be given to the Smithsonian Institution. After the photo shoot, Kermit Roosevelt's children, Mark and Anne ...

The origins of the teddy bear involve President Theodore Roosevelt, a bear hunt, a political cartoon, and the owner of a ...

The Teddy Bear Was Once Seen as a Dangerous Influence on Young Children Inspired by a moment of empathy from President Theodore Roosevelt, the huggable toy had a rocky start before it became the ...

When Teddy “Big Stick” Roosevelt decided to hold his fire on a junior black bear while on a hunting trip in 1902, he launched the teddy bear craze — and higher approval ratings for a ...

The first "Teddy bear" was put on sale on this day in history, Feb. 15, 1903. Created by Morris and Rose Michtom, the bear toy, inspired by the president, was a huge success.

President Theodore Roosevelt, often known as Teddy, went on a bear hunting trip near Onward, Mississippi, in November 1902 with a group of notables. Though others on the excursion bagged bears, as ...

The History of the Teddy Bear: From Wet and Angry to Soft and Cuddly After Teddy Roosevelt’s act of sportsmanship in 1902 was made legendary by a political cartoonist, his name was forever ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Theodore Roosevelt's "Big Stick" will be on display at the Smithsonian thanks to Louisville's Frazier History Museum. In a release on World Elephant Day on Aug. 12, the ...

Smithsonian conservators are dusting off the specimen for its first public appearance in decades. What forgotten stories can it tell?

On the 100th anniversary of the last shooting of a wild grizzly in the state, you’ve got to wonder why the bears we exterminated were made the symbol of the state.

The original teddy bear was given to the Smithsonian Institution by Teddy Roosevelt's grandson. Today that stuffed bear is in the National Museum of American History.

The legend of the Teddy Bear's being named for President Theodore Roosevelt is true, though it didn't originate on Louisiana's side of the Mississippi River delta.