#OnThisDay in 1926 – The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published. 
A. A. Milne named the character Winnie-the-Pooh after a teddy bear owned by his son Christopher Robin, on whom the character Christopher Robin was based.
The rest of Christopher Robin Milne's toys – Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, and Tigger – were incorporated into the story.
The rest of Christopher Robin Milne's toys – Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, and Tigger – were incorporated into the story.
Christopher Milne had named his toy bear after Winnie, a Canadian black bear he often saw at London Zoo, and "Pooh", a swan they had met while on holiday.
