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Page of Firsts November 2009 First Cuddly Teddy The first cuddly teddy bear with moving limbs was created by Morris Michtom in 1902. Richard Steiff, a famous German toy maker showed a similar bear in 1903, but said he'd been working on it before Michtom. In any case, in America, the teddy bear's name is based on the nickname of Theodore Roosevelt, then president of the United States.

December 2009 First Hula-Hoop The first Hula-Hoop was sold in 1958 by Richard Knerr and Spud Melin of the Wham-O Company. They got the idea from Austrailian gym teachers who used wooden hoops in class instead of the familiar plastic ones that we know today. In just a few months, more than 20 million were sold in the United States..and they're still around...and around....and around!

January 2010 First Paper Cups The first paper cups were made in 1908 in London. They were created in response to sickness created by germs. People could bry a clean paper cup of water from a machine.

October 2009 First Toaster Strudel by Ross Howard The first toaster strudel was made by John P. Howard in 1984. They came frozen and were to be cooked in a microwave. They came with icing packets and came in 12 different flavors. They soon invented a new type of toaster strudel, the toaster scrambler. The Pop-Tart was made in 1960 by Post Cereals. Kellogg soon copied them. That is the history of the toaster strudel and the Pop-Tart.

September 2009 FIRST TOASTER The first electric toaster was made in 1910 by Westinghouse Co. However, it was little more than a heated wire that sizzled the bread on one side. You had to watch the toast and grab it before it burned. In 1918, Charles Strite saved the world from burnt toast by inventing the pop-up toaster. He found a way for the temperature control to signal the pop-up device when the toast was done. Restauants used his machines first; the home "Toastmaster" debuted in 1926. The public loved it so much that in 1927, March was named National toaster Month to spread the word.