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Franciszek Gajowniczek (15 November 1901 – 13 March 1995) was a Polish army sergeant whose life was saved at the Auschwitz concentration camp by Catholic priest Maximilian Kolbe, who volunteered to die in his place. Gajowniczek had been sent to Auschwitz concentration camp from a Gestapo prison in Tarnów.
Two boats and a helicopter, the instruments of rescue most frequently cited in the parable, during a coastguard rescue demonstration. The parable of the drowning man, also known as Two Boats and a Helicopter, is a short story, often told as a joke, most often about a devoutly Christian man, frequently a minister, who refuses several rescue attempts in the face of approaching floodwaters, each ...
Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game is a 2022 biographical comedy drama film directed and written by the Bragg brothers. The film stars Mike Faist , Crystal Reed , and Dennis Boutsikaris . It is based on true events around the story of Roger Sharpe , GQ journalist and real-life " pinball wizard" who in 1976 helped overturn New York City's 35 ...
Anytime we hear one of the many oh-so-funny famous lines, it's impossible not to smile, so we rounded up 45 Elf movie quotes that are sure to spread Christmas cheer (maybe even as much as singing).
Tons of heroes rescue abandoned dogs and cats -- but Erikas Plucas' story is a little unconventional. One day, he came home to find a 2-week-old baby moose outside his gate.
Garbo: The Spy (also known as Garbo, the Man Who Saved the World and Garbo: El Espia) is a Spanish documentary about Juan Pujol Garcia's role in the Second World War, directed by Edmon Roch. The documentary reconstructs the career of "Garbo," who formed the centrepiece of Allied deception and counter-information to have the Nazis believe that D ...
21. "Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. 22. "Wouldn’t you want to be absolutely positive that the folks ...
Al MacAfee – A parody of Joe Louis Clark, David Alan Grier plays a strict, yet clueless shop teacher with a bad hip. He is known for working as a Hall Monitor and using a bullhorn to yell at innocent students and teachers, while being oblivious to bad things going on around him, as well as the consistent rejection by a fellow female teacher (played by Kim Wayans), with whom he is infatuated.