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The ribbon of Saint George (also known as Saint George's ribbon, the Georgian ribbon; Russian: Георгиевская лента, romanized: Georgiyevskaya lenta; and the Guards ribbon in Soviet context) [a] is a Russian military symbol consisting of a black and orange bicolour pattern, with three black and two orange stripes.
At about 2:12 p.m., an Infiniti G37 driven by Carey allegedly struck one of the White House barriers at the intersection of 15th St. NW and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. [17] At 2:13 p.m. she drove into a restricted White House checkpoint at 15th and E Streets NW, without authorization and without stopping.
Sara Jane Moore (née Kahn; born February 15, 1930) is an American woman who attempted to assassinate U.S. president Gerald Ford in 1975. [1] [2] She was given a life sentence for the attempted assassination and she was released from prison on December 31, 2007, after serving 32 years.
Climbing into the car, Ryan spoke with the offender, then during a struggle had a shot discharged to avoid arrest. [15] Later in the same year, Ryan awarded a second George Medal for disarming another man also armed with a rifle. At a domestic disturbance, a male had slashed his wrists, then absconded.
Ruth Ann Steinhagen (born Ruth Catherine Steinhagen; December 23, 1929 – December 29, 2012) was an American woman who shot and nearly killed Eddie Waitkus, star first baseman of the Philadelphia Phillies, on June 14, 1949, in one of the first instances of what later became known as stalker crimes. [2]
Shot in kinescope, it is a rare example of a 1940s live TV broadcast still surviving in entirety. [14] By the age of 10, St. John was a regular on KTLA's Fantastick Studios, Ink. [15] [16] At 11, she appeared in two episodes of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.
A cherry tree was planted in St James's Square in memory of Fletcher in 1984, [96] and there is a memorial plaque in Charing Cross Police Station, London. [97] In 1988 John Baker, the Bishop of Salisbury dedicated a stained glass window at St Leonard's Church, Semley, to Fletcher; the window was designed by the artist Henry Haig. [95]
Viola Fauver Liuzzo (née Gregg; April 11, 1925 – March 25, 1965) was an American civil rights activist in Detroit, Michigan.She was known for going to Alabama in March 1965 to support the Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights.