• Alan Alexander Milne was born in London, England. On August 21,1920. His first child is born they named him Christopher Robin. He was first called Billy by the family and later Moon by himself because of the problem of saying his last name.
  
• For his first birthday he received a stuff bear from Harrod's in London. Later known as Winnie the Pooh.
  
• The Milne family move into a cottage in 1925 at Cothford Farm in Sussex. Which later takes a setting in the Winnie the Pooh books. 
  
• Milne publishes a children's story book collection that does not yet include Christopher Robin or his toy friends. On December 24 THE LONDON Evening News publishes a story called "Winnie the Pooh." Illustrations were done by J.H. Dowd. 1926 "Eeyore has a birthday "was published in the August edition of the Royal Magazine. 
  
• In October 1928 "The House At Pooh Corner" was published and Tigger was introduced to the public for the very first time.
  
• In 1951 the famous by than toys of Christopher Robin toured the United States. The toys were insured for $50,000. The toys can now be viewed at the New York Public Library. 

How Winnie the Pooh Got His Name

The now famous bear called "Winnie the Pooh" was not always known as Winnie the Pooh.

The name Pooh first belonged to a swan.
The name Winnie came from an American Black bear at the
London zoo that Christopher Robin always used to go visit.
The bear was Christopher Robin's favorite animal at the zoo. He spent allot of time inside the cage with the bear.
The bear he often visited was why Christopher named he's stuffed bear Winnie. Winnie is typically considered a female name but Christopher Robin insisted his teddy was a boy. 

In the first chapter of Winnie-the-Pooh, Milne writes :
When i first heard his name, i said, just as you are going to say, " But i thought he was a boy?" "So did i, said Christopher Robin. "Than you can't call him Winnie?" "I don't." "But you said..." "He's Winnie-ther-Pooh. Don't you know what"ther" means?" "Ah yes, now i do,"I said quickly; and i hope you
do too, because it is all the explanation you going to get.