George Baptiste Dies

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На дан 1, 1938 у 5:15 ам, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 година. While enjoying robust strength his whole life, Baptiste’s doctor discovered he had stomach cancer in June 1938. The doctor operated on Baptiste but was unable to remove all the cancer. Baptiste had been living at his country home

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Scratch One Off The Bucket List

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Last Monday, I was able to scratch a big item off my bucket list. I attended a Liverpool Football Club game in person. Liverpool FC came to my hometown of St. Лоуис, Missouri on August 1, 2016 to play a preseason game with AS Roma. My daughter Caity attended the match with me, which made the day extra special. Ја

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Deadly Night During Streetcar Strike

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The 1900 Свети. Луис Трамвај Штрајк је био рат између снимања радничке класе и горње класе. Све је почело као посао акцији трамвај радника ново консолидованих трамвај линија. <Спан ббок_к = "289" ббок_и = "553" ббок_в = "56" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "255" плави = "255" алфа = ", она брзо подељена град са радничке класе подржава штрајк док горњи и професионалне класе пркосио штрајк. The result was a deadly

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I Hope She Doesn’t Want Parole

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Данас, Tam and I will be married twenty years. Нажалост, life in Missouri is 20 године, so I hope she doesn’t want to apply for parole. I’m hoping she decides to keep me around for a few more years. On July 27, 1996, Tam, my mother and sisters prepared the clubhouse for our wedding later that afternoon. They wisely kept

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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 mother Margaret either died in giving birth to Hattie or passed away

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The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934)

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British International Pictures (BIP) released The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934) (аффилиате линк) on April 19, 1934. Ralph Richardson takes his only turn as the English hero Captain Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond. Drummond recently married long-time love interest Phyllis Clavering. Politics and the presence of old foe Carl Peterson intrude on Drummond’s wedded bliss. When Peterson kidnaps Phyllis, Drummond determines to

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

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Октобра 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 фунти. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Fans of both men arrived in

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Killer Dill (1947)

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На августа 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions released Killer Dill (1947), a crime film that professional wrestler Mike Mazurki plays “Little Joe”, a henchman playing both sides of a gang feud. Stuart Erwin stars as Johnny “Killer” Dill, a lingerie designer and salesperson, who people mistake for a gangster. After accidentally involving himself in a gang war, his

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