Happy Birthday Grandpa

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Today would have been my maternal grandfather Gilbert P. Ellis’ 100th birthday. Grandpa Ellis only lived to 85 but he imparted 100 years worth of wisdom into the 32 years I knew him. I could write books about him but am going to focus today’s post on how he inspired me by refusing to grow old. ბაბუა ელისმა ფიზიკურად შეინარჩუნა

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ბატონმა. Moto Takes a Chance (1938)

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Twentieth Century – Fox Film Company released the fourth Mr. Moto ფილმი, ბატონმა. Moto Takes a Chance (1938), ივნისს 24, 1938. Lou Breslow and John Patrick set the film in Cambodia allowing Twentieth-Century Fox to use stock footage of the recently discovered ruins of Angkor Wat. The discovery of Angkor Wat captured the attention of the American public. ბევრი

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ჭიდაობის ჩემპიონი ცდილობს Boxing

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სამშაბათი, იანვარი 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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Streetcar Strike Mob Attacks Woman

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I have always said the St. Louis Streetcar გაფიცვა 1900 was not the story of the evil streetcar companies exploiting the innocent workers. “The innocent workers” committed many deplorable acts during the streetcar strike. One of their most frequent tactics involved stripping woman in public who rode the streetcars during the strike. საოცრად, მათი მსხვერპლი ახალგაზრდები და მიმზიდველები იყვნენ

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Passport to Suez (1943)

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აგვისტოს 19, 1943, Columbia Pictures released Passport to Suez (1943). Warren William plays Michael Lanyard, the Lone Wolf, for the final time in this film. The film opens in Alexandria, Egypt, where Lanyard has just arrived. Lanyard meets up with his old friend Johnny Booth, a successful cafe’ owner. However, Lanyard’s real purpose is a mission for British Intelligence.

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Chief Desmond Brings Fugitive Home

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წმინდა. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond would be primarily responsible for the security of the 1904 წმინდა. Louis World’s Fair. Prior to the fair opening in April 1904, Desmond played a critical role in St. Louis’ boodling investigation. During his boodling investigation, წმინდა. Louis Circuit Attorney Joseph “Holy Joe” Folk indicted City Councilman Charles Kratz for taking bribes or

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Sherlock Holmes და Voice of Terror

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Sherlock Holmes და Voice of Terror (1942) პირველი თორმეტი Sherlock Holmes ფილმების მიერ Universal Pictures. ბასილ Rathbone და ნაიჯელ Bruce reprise მათი როლები, როგორც შერლოკ ჰოლმსი და დოქტორი. Watson შესაბამისად. უნივერსალური კომპლექტი სერია 1940 მიუხედავად იმისა, რომ ლიტერატურული Sherlock Holmes იყო 60 წლის in 1914. In a good deal

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Would Be Assassin’s St. Louis Roots

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On September 21, 1897, Joseph Bloomfield Jackson attempted to sneak into the White House armed with a loaded revolver. Jackson had boasted of plans to attack a high government official for days. Jackson was arrested before he could carry out his plans to attack President McKinley. Police quickly realized Jackson was mentally disturbed. მათ ის ვაშინგტონის თავშესაფარში გაგზავნეს

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Next Generation Black Belts

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აპრილს 27, 2015, I had the honor of promoting my sons to Black Ranks in our system of self-defense. I promoted my oldest son Kenneth to 2nd Degree Black Rank. Kenneth was the first student I promoted to Black Rank on April 27, 2013. Over the past year and a half, მე და კენეტი ვმუშაობდით ა

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