Hattie May Story (1896 – 1917)

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My great grandmother Lydia Margaret “Dollie” Story Zimmerman’s youngest sister Hattie May Story was born on August 20, 1896. Hattie was Dollie’s half-sister as she was the daughter of George Washington Story and his second wife Margaret Sweat. Dollie’s mother was George Story’s first wife Malinda Davis. ჰატის დედა მარგარეტი ან გარდაიცვალა ჰატის მშობიარობისას, ან გარდაიცვალა

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

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ოქტომბერი 29, 1868, “Irish Giant” Ned O’Baldwin and English prizefighter Joe Wormald met in a bare knuckle prize-fight outside of Boston in Lynnville, Massachusetts. O’Baldwin stood 6’06” tall and weighed around 220 ფუნტი. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. ორივე მამაკაცის ფანები ჩავიდნენ

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Frank Moellenberg (1891 – 1941)

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My stepfather, Ernest C. Diaz, გამზარდა, so I included his family in my genealogical research. However, Dad’s father, Joseph Diaz, ემიგრაციაში წავიდა მექსიკიდან და მისი დედა მარი მოელენბერგი იყო პირველი თაობის ამერიკელი, რომელიც დაიბადა გერმანელ ემიგრანტებში. Finding information on his family has not been easy. ჩვენ ვიცით, რომ ჯოზეფის მამა იყო ულალიო დიასი, ხოლო დედის დაბადების სახელი იყო

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George Washington Story (1843 – 1903)

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My second great-grandfather George Washington Story was born in August 1843 to Gilford Dudley Story and his second wife Nancy Jane Story nee Womack. George was born in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. He was the fourth of Dudley’s and Nancy’s nine children. George Washington Story married his first wife and my second great-grandmother Malinda Davis on November 26, 1863,

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The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

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On September 16, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Most Dangerous Game (1932), a film about a big game hunter becoming the hunted. Joel McCrea plays big game hunter Bob Rainsford. Rainsford is on a yacht off the South American coast discussing his latest hunt, when another guest asks him, “Do you ever think how the tiger felt?” Rainsford laughs at

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Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt Available

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“Don’t break my leg!” As the two muscular men struggled in the center of the ring, the man on top continued to work on the downed man’s legs. Again, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!” Frank Gotch looked over at his rival George Hackenschmidt, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt

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Happy Birthday, ბებო!

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Yesterday, my maternal grandmother Alvina M. Ellis nee Mosblech would have been 100 წლის. Born in St. Louis, Missouri on May 15, 1916, Grandma was the seventh of fourteen children. She married an only child in 1938 and they would have two children, my mom and Aunt Maureen. Grandma had a big influence on my sisters and me because

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Being a Dad and Coach

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მაისი 7, 2016, my daughter Caity returned to Taekwondo competition for the first time in eight years. As her dad but also her coach, I tried to dissuade her from sparring until we had a few more months but she was adamant about sparring at the tournament. Caity likes forms but she always preferred sparring. Reluctantly, დავთანხმდი. I

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Sergeant Jenks and The Bear

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In 1877, წმინდა. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi. წმინდა. Louis Police dealt with the typical problems of a major city. წმინდა. Louis Police Officers responded to reports of murder, rape and robbery. On the morning of December 12, 1877, წმინდა. Louis Police Officer Daily responded to the report of a bear on the Downtown St. Louis

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