But few remember the presidential hunting trip and state boundary dispute that led to the sale of the first such bear on this date in 1903. President Theodore Roosevelt, often known as Teddy ...

If ‘Teddy Bear,’ why not ‘Billy Possum’?” That was the question posed by a political cartoon in the January 10, 1909, issue of the Atlanta Constitution. Inspired by a highly anticipated “possums and ...

In November 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt came to the Smedes Plantation ... There is an original Teddy Bear in the Old Courthouse Museum in Vicksburg. Thanks for signing up!

Indeed, adventure is his legacy to us today. Jim McCafferty is the author of a children’s book entitled Holt And The Teddy Bear about Theodore Roosevelt’s famed Mississippi black bear hunt, which was ...

Louisiana's fabled black bear became part of American culture in 1902 after President Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot one ..

We’ve talked to Jack Lanier many times on law enforcement stories, but these days he often spends his time as our 26th ...