In 1909, wealthy widow Susie W. Allgood marketed a plush marsupial inspired by President William Howard Taft. But children thought the toy looked "too much like a rat," and it sold poorly ...
Many Americans today are familiar with the “Join, or Die” cartoon ... political defeat. In 1911, a bill creating free trade with Canada passed Congress with the support of President William ...
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America’s designs on annexing Canada have a long history − and record of political failuresThese unhappy, land-hungry Colonists clamored for expansion, instigating a series of wars against both the French and Spanish empires for control of the northeastern half of the continent, culminating ...
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How a Stuffed Animal Named Billy Possum Tried—and Failed—to Replace the Teddy Bear as America's National ToyThat was the question posed by a political cartoon in the January ... of Commerce was hosting for incoming President William Howard Taft, the cartoon told the teddy bear to “beat it!” ...
Political cartoons remain a consistent and influential political expression as the world evolves and its politics change.
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