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. Hattie's moeder Margaret stierf tijdens de geboorte van Hattie of stierf

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

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Op oktober 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 pond. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Fans van beide mannen kwamen binnen

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Frank Moellenberg (1891 – 1941)

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Mijn stiefvader, Ernest C. Diaz, heeft mij grootgebracht, so I included his family in my genealogical research. Echter, Dad’s father, Joseph Diaz, emigreerde uit Mexico en zijn moeder Marie Moellenberg was een Amerikaan van de eerste generatie, geboren uit Duitse immigranten. Finding information on his family has not been easy. We weten dat de vader van Jozef Ulalio Diaz was en dat de geboortenaam van zijn moeder was

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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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