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11 hours ago · Patriarca Jr. was an ineffective leader, and he was the target of an attempted coup led by family consigliere Joseph "J. R." Russo of the Boston faction during the late 1980s. Patriarca Jr., Russo and numerous others were imprisoned on RICO charges in 1992, and Boston mobster Frank Salemme subsequently emerged
11 hours ago · Dr. No is a 1962 spy film directed by Terence Young.It is the first film in the James Bond series.Starring Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman and Jack Lord, it was adapted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather from the 1958 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming.
11 hours ago · The Battle of Kursk was a major World War II Eastern Front battle between the forces of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union near Kursk in southwestern Russia during the summer of 1943, resulting in a Soviet victory. The Battle of Kursk was the single largest battle in the history of warfare. [41][42][43] It ranks only behind the Battle of ...
11 hours ago · Washington, D.C., September 30, 2024. Photo: eadiocese.org. St. John the Baptist Cathedral (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia) in the nation’s capital celebrated its 75th anniversary in early September. The parish was founded by the Holy Hierarch and Wonderworker St. John (Maximovitch) of San Francisco.
11 hours ago · John Kenneth Galbraith in his book The Scotch (Toronto: MacMillan, 1964) documents the descendants of 19th-century Scottish pioneers who settled in Southwestern Ontario and affectionately referred to themselves as 'Scotch'. He states the book was meant to give a true picture of life in the community in the early decades of the 20th century.
11 hours ago · Patrice Émery Lumumba [e] (/ l ʊ ˈ m ʊ m b ə / ⓘ; [3] 2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961), born Isaïe Tasumbu Tawosa, [4] was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as the Republic of the Congo) from June until September 1960, following the May 1960 election.
11 hours ago · Before you dive into “A Fate Far Sweeter,” discover the extraordinary journey of its protagonist, John Kovalenko. This gripping trailer chronicles the life of a man whose courage and dedication have spanned two continents and multiple conflicts. Born to Ukrainian-American parents, John Kovalenko's path led him to the US Army's Special Forces unit (also known as the “Green Berets ...
