Caroline Leah “Zavjetrina” Ellis

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Moja prabaka, Caroline Leah “Zavjetrina” Ellis nee Johannpeter rodio se Frederick William kolovoz Johannpeter, 1839 – 1903, i Joanna Grieve, 1843 – Nepoznat, u St. Charles, MO lipnja 13, 1881. Bila je drugi najmlađi od šest braće i sestara, Gustav, Ana, Amalia “Marie”, Julius “Jules” i Charles Frederick. Great Grandma was said to be a very strong-willed person.

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Scarlet Pimpernel

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While it may not be on classic film lists, I love The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) (affiliate link). It is an adaptation of the novel (affiliate link) pod istim nazivom, napisao barunica Orczy. The film concerns an English gentleman, who risks his life to save French aristocrats from the guillotine. Sir Percy Blakeney married Marguerite, a French woman with

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Jack Johnson and The Fight of the Century

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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. U naponu snage, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. Na 35 years of age and nearly 300

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