Caroline Leah “Lee” Ellis

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Nenek besar, Caroline Leah “Lee” Ellis nee Johannpeter lahir Frederick William Agustus Johannpeter, 1839 – 1903, dan Joanna Grieve, 1843 – Diketahui, di St. Charles, MO Juni 13, 1881. Dia adalah yang termuda kedua dari enam bersaudara, Gustav, Anna, Amalia “Marie”, Julius “Jules” dan Charles Frederick. Great Grandma was said to be a very strong-willed person.

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The 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) dengan nama yang sama, ditulis oleh Baroness 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 dan 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, mantan juara kelas berat pensiun, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “Putih Harapan” pesaing. Di masa jayanya, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. Di 35 tahun dan hampir 300

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Jack Johnson, Amerika Boxing Pioneer

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Jack Johnson selalu menjadi subjek sulit bagi saya. Saya mengagumi keberanian dan kekuatan dalam menghadapi kebencian dan kefanatikan dalam waktu ketika melakukan hal itu menempatkan hidupnya dalam bahaya. Dia menolak untuk menyesuaikan diri dan menerima posisi rendah diri untuk Amerika putih. Namun, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife

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