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William Hale Thompson (May 14, 1869 – March 19, 1944) was an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago from 1915 to 1923 and again from 1927 to 1931. Known as "Big Bill", [1] he is the most recent Republican to have served as mayor of Chicago.
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Tales of the Gun is a television series that was broadcast on the History Channel for one season in 1998. It featured the history of firearms.. The usual episode format included interviews of historians and people who used the featured weapon, explanations of how the weapons were made, and demonstrations on a shooting range.
Mail Call is a television program that aired on the History Channel. It was hosted by R. Lee Ermey , a retired United States Marine Corps staff sergeant and honorary gunnery sergeant . [ 1 ] The show debuted on August 4, 2002 as part of the "Fighting Fridays" lineup. [ 2 ]
Forged in Fire is an American competition series that airs on the History channel and is produced by Outpost Entertainment, a Leftfield Entertainment company.. In each episode, four bladesmiths compete in a three-round elimination contest to forge bladed weapons, with the overall winner receiving $10,000 and the show's championship title "Forged in Fire Champion".
The first season of the History Channel television series Top Shot commenced airing on June 6, 2010, and concluded on August 15, 2010. The season contained ten episodes, and was filmed over a period of 33 days in the spring in Santa Clarita, California.
In 2007, a Hope Mills resident saw three bright objects hovering over the river. For the past 15 years, he's seen more phenomena, he said.
The always-bombastic Thompson campaigned for a wide open town, at one time hinting that he'd reopen illegal saloons closed by Dever's police. [3] Such a proclamation helped Thompson's campaign gain the support of mobster Al Capone. Thompson's campaign allegedly accepted a contribution of $250,000 ($4385057 in 2017) from the gangster.