In 1902, shopkeeper Morris Michtom and his wife Rose created a stuffed fabric bear in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt, naming it "Teddy's bear." Meanwhile, a German company named Steiff was also beginning to produce soft toy animals around the same time, which included a stuffed bear of its own.

While the original inventor of the teddy bear is still disputed, either way, the teddy bear was born and has since evolved. From talking bears of the 80s to accessorized bears of the '90s, teddy bears have surely come a long way.