Sports

On November 16, 1902, a cartoon appeared in a newspaper that inspired the creation of the first teddy bears, named after President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt.

On September 22, 1981, the USPS inaugurated its Sports Series (sometimes called the American Sports Personalities Series), honoring some of America’s most notable athletes. 

Baseball player Roger Eugene Maris was born on September 10, 1934, in Hibbing, Minnesota. 

Olympic swimmer and surfing pioneer Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (also known as “The Duke” and “The Big Kahuna”) was born on August 24, 1890, in Haleʻākala, Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii. 

Author Ernest Miller Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899, in Oak Park, Illinois. 

On July 19, 1996, the OLYMPHILEX stamp show opened in Atlanta, Georgia.

On May 2, 1920, the first game of the Negro National Baseball League was played in Indianapolis, Indiana.

On February 4, 1932, the first Winter Olympics held in the United States opened in Lake Placid, New York.

On September 30, 1972, Roberto Clemente scored his 3,000th hit on the very last regular season at-bat of his career.