Nata e kartave në shtëpinë e Ellis

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Në 1960 dhe fillim të viteve 1970 vonë, gjyshërit e mi të përdorura për të pritur një parti mujore kartë me tre nga gjyshe Ellis’ motrat dhe bashkëshortët e tyre. Xha Tony dhe hallë Agnes Giraudo, Uncle Oscar and Aunt Dorothy Von Berg along with Uncle Art and Aunt Betty Clemmings would join Grandma and Grandpa to play Pinochle. Each family would host one

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The Phantom (1931)

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Në nëntor 1, 1931, Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures released The Phantom (1931), a low-budget thriller. The film opens with a death row inmates escape from the prison on the day of his execution. After he jumps from the prison wall to the top of the train, a plane with a rope ladder picks up the prisoner. While the opening sounds

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Mundje në 1904 Olimpiada Verore në St. Louis

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Të premten, Tetor 14, and Saturday, Tetor 15, 1904, 42 wrestlers in 7 weight classes met in the first Olympic Games contested in the freestyle wrestling method. Prior Olympic Games were contested in the Greco-Roman style of wrestling. The 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in

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Legend of Chief Two Feathers

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Më dhjetor 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Chief Two Feathers entered the

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Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

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Javën e kaluar, it was testing preparation at Willow Martial Arts. We went through the walking drills, forms and self-defense required for Taekwondo testing. As I observed the students preparing, I remembered a statement Master Pat Weseman often told me when I was a colored belt preparing for my next Taekwondo test. “Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.”

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Gentleman Jim KOs Boston Strong Boy

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John L. Sullivan kishte dominuar unazën çmimin gjatë karrierës së tij. Zotërimin e një rekord të 40 fiton, pa humbjet dhe dy barazime, “Strong Boy Boston” konsiderohej i pathyeshëm. Sullivan fitoi kampionatin botëror në 1882 dhe kanë shpëtuar të gjithë sfiduesit kulminuar me luftën e shekullit të nëntëmbëdhjetë me Jake Kilrain. After defeating Kilrain in this epic bout, John L.

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Sullivan Wins Fight of the 19th Century

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John L. Sullivan ishte kalimtar njeri shumë i rëndësishëm kampion çmimin luftuar. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was

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