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#OTD (March 28) in 1892, George Emile Jeandemange, later known as gangster 'Big Frenchie' #DeMange, is born in #Manhattan. Read more about Owney Madden's pal #BigFrenchie.

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#NYC #OwneyMadden #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

More on Owney's pal Jeandemange

'Big Frenchy' was a memorable New York gangland figure
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#nyc #otd #manhattan #histodons #mafiahistory #demange #bigfrenchie #owneymadden @Mafia History

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#Calibre 9.6 Open-Source Ebook Manager Adds New Card-Based View of Full-Text Search Results with Book Covers 9to5linux.com/calibre-9-6-adds…

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Linux

#opensource #linux #freesoftware #calibre

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#OTD (March 27) in 1987, retired #Buffalo #Mafia member Sam #DiCarlo dies of natural causes in #Miami.

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Buffalo mobster Sam DiCarlo dies in Florida

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#otd #miami #buffalo #histodons #mafia #mafiahistory #dicarlo @Mafia History

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It may not seem like it, but I hear it's #baseball season.

#BugsBunny #ElmerFudd

#baseball #BugsBunny #elmerfudd

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Compose Key in GNOME makes typing € ♥ © and more super easy.

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I Discovered the Wonderful Compose Key After 15 Years of Using Linux

Discovering the ever so wonderful compose key after so many years (probably because I never needed it).
Abhishek Prakash (It's FOSS)

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Morgan le Fay was King Arthur’s sister – but also a healer, mathematician and murderer

by Nicole Kimball

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Morgan le Fay at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/31900

#books #literature

Morgan le Fay was King Arthur’s sister – but also a healer, mathematician and murderer

Morgan’s powers fall under two key branches of natural philosophy: the science of medicine, and the science of necromancy according to physics.
The Conversation
#books #literature

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Oh, that's only in later French versions. Clue in the name. She was one of the 7 or 9 sidhe (fairies, fay) talking care of the magical otherworld, The Isle of Apples (commonly place of Apples in Irish), corrupted Avalon. Guinevere was also fay (literally the White Enchantress) and enemy of Merlin and Morgan Le Fay (Morien).
Also no connection to the Morrigan.
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#OTD (March 21) in 1978, 'Sally Bugs' #Briguglio is shot to death in lower #Manhattan.

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#NewYork #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

'Sally Bugs' is killed to ensure his silence

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#newyork #otd #manhattan #histodons #mafiahistory #briguglio @Mafia History

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#DNA building blocks are discovered on #asteroid Ryugu.
"...these findings suggest that nucleobases could be widespread in the solar system."
(Also possible that we underestimate our ability to contaminate things we examine.)

livescience.com/space/asteroid…

#Life #Space

all-5-letters-of-dna-found-on-an-asteroid-speeding-through-our-solar-system-what-do-they-tell-us-about-the-origins-of-life

www.livescience.com
#space #life #asteroid #dna

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A new GNOME release has arrived! 🗞👇

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#linux #gnome

GNOME 50 is Here, and X11 is Finally Gone

There's a lot this release offers, but a few changes stand out.
Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
#linux #gnome

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You can take advantage of the flexibility of an AppImage by making it the default app.

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Set an AppImage Application as Default App

Quick little tip to set AppImage applications as default.
Abhishek Prakash (It's FOSS)

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#OTD (March 20) in 1912, the murder of an #EastHarlem woman marks the beginning of the #MurderStable legend.

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#NewYork #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

Owner's killing is start of Murder Stable legend

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#newyork #otd #histodons #mafiahistory #eastharlem #murderstable @Mafia History

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#OTD (March 13) in 2019, the reputed boss of the #Gambino Crime Family was fatally shot outside his #StatenIsland home.

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#NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

Gambino chief shot, killed at his home

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#newyork #otd #histodons #mafia #statenisland #mafiahistory #gambino @Mafia History

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#Game #waffle #numble3

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Costars, guest stars and, of course, #sardines. Actor Samuel West discusses Season 6 of #AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall

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#TV #PBS

Samuel West's Funniest Season 6 Secrets

Discover 6 insightful and funny takes from All Creatures Great and Small's Samuel West for Season 6 as seen on MASTERPIECE!
Masterpiece | Official Site | PBS
#tv #pbs #sardines #allcreaturesgreatandsmall

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#OTD (Jan. 26) in 1962: former #NewYork #Mafia boss Salvatore "Charlie #Luciano" Lucania suffers a fatal heart attack at an airport in Italy.

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#Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

Awaiting airport arrival, Lucky departs

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#newyork #otd #histodons #mafia #mafiahistory #luciano @Mafia History

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#OTD (Jan 23) in 1931, an appeals court reverses the #Cleveland murder convictions of Angelo #Lonardo and Dominic #Sospirato.

#Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

#otd #cleveland #histodons #mafia #mafiahistory #lonardo #sospirato @Mafia History

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"With subzero temperatures expected to set in on Friday, communities across #Vermont are opening emergency #shelters for people experiencing homelessness."

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#VtWx #Homeless #EmergencyShelters

Here’s where Vermont shelters are opening to help in extreme cold

We made a map of shelter locations with information on how to use them.
Carly Berlin (Vermont Public)
#vermont #homeless #Shelters #vtwx #emergencyshelters

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Very sorry you're leaving the #BoSox. You were a great asset and role model for the club.
But wishing you the best with the #Cubs.

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Alex Bregman Posts Classy Farewell Message To Red Sox

Alex Bregman said goodbye to the Boston Red Sox in an Instagram post after officially joining the Chicago Cubs.
Andrew Gould (NESN.com)
#cubs #bosox

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Was there a 1905 #Mafia headquarters on Mott Street in #NYC ?
Probably not.
But it's an interesting story.

New free post on MobHistory Substack.

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Was there a 1905 Mafia HQ on New York's Mott Street?

Authorities in northeastern Pennsylvania announced a shocking discovery
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#nyc #histodons #mafia #mafiahistory @Mafia History

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#OTD in 1946, the #Flamingo casino in #LasVegas, financed in large part by underworld investments funneled through racketeer Benjamin "Bugsy" #Siegel, opened its doors for the first time.

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#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

Flamingo opens with three-day gala

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#otd #lasvegas #histodons #flamingo #Siegel #mafiahistory @Mafia History

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Possibly I've been writing #crime history too long. While rewatching It's a #WonderfulLife recently, I couldn't help but compile a list of legal offenses presented within the 1946 #holiday classic #movie - charges ranging from child abuse to possible homicide.

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#Movies #TV

Rampant criminality in Bedford Falls

Observations and memories by Thomas Hunt, editor, organized crime researcher, Mafia history author, Informer journal publisher.
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#crime #tv #holiday #movies #movie #wonderfullife

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All the way from #Skeldale House: The holiday #YuleLog from #AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall

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Cozy Fireplace with Dogs | All Creatures Great and Small Set (ambience)

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.
MASTERPIECE PBS (YouTube)
#yuleLog #allcreaturesgreatandsmall #skeldale

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#TCM will show four #Reiner #movies on the night of January 28, 2026:
- The Princess Bride,
- When Harry Met Sally,
- Stand By Me,
- This Is Spinal Tap.

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#TV #Television

TCM Sets Full Evening of Programming to Honor Rob Reiner, Including Network Premiere of ‘The Princess Bride’

The network will host four of the late filmmaker's film in January, including the premiere of 'The Princess Bride.'
Kate Erbland (IndieWire)
#tv #television #movies #tcm #reiner
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#OTD (Dec. 23) in 1948, the #FBI captured fugitive Leonard #Calamia - wanted in connection with the 1947 Nick #DeJohn murder case in #SanFrancisco - at his government job in #NewMexico.

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#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

Calamia caught, called killing conspirator

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#sanfrancisco #otd #fbi #newmexico #histodons #mafiahistory #dejohn #calamia @Mafia History

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#OTD (Dec 10) in 1990, federal agents raid the Ravenite Social Club in #Manhattan and arrest #Gambino Crime Family leaders John #Gotti (shown), Frank #Locascio and Salvatore #Gravano.

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

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#OTD (Dec 10) in 1920, #Mafia leader Salvatore #LoIacono is shot to death inside his restaurant, 247 Elizabeth Street in #Manhattan.

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

#otd #manhattan #histodons #mafia #mafiahistory #loiacono @Mafia History

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#OTD in 1929, gunmen robbed a #BronxNY testimonial dinner for Magistrate Albert #Vitale, exposing a link between officials and organized crime..

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#MafiaHistory @mafiahistory #Histodons

Vitale dinner holdup sparks investigations

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#otd #vitale #histodons #mafiahistory #bronxny @Mafia History

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#OTD (Dec 09) in 1953, believed to be an informant, Dominick 'the Gap' #Petrelli is murdered in a #Bronx tavern.

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

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#OTD in 1928, #Cleveland police broke up a national #Mafia convention, taking a couple of dozen suspicious men into custody.

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#MafiaHistory @mafiahistory #Histodons

Caught in Cleveland

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#otd #cleveland #histodons #mafia #mafiahistory @Mafia History

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#OTD (Dec 05) in 1928, a national #Mafia convention is held in #Cleveland.

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

#otd #cleveland #histodons #mafia #mafiahistory @Mafia History

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#OTD (Nov 30) in 1916, Gaetano #DelGaudio is shot and mortally wounded in #EastHarlem. He is thought to be a casualty of the #MurderStable feud.

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

#otd #histodons #mafiahistory #eastharlem #murderstable #delgaudio @Mafia History

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#OTD (Nov 29) in 1948, a grand jury in #SanFrancisco indicts Sebastiano #Nani, Michael Abati, Tony #Lima, Frank Scappatura and Leonard #Calamia for the murder of Nick #DeJohn (shown).

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

#sanfrancisco #otd #lima #histodons #mafiahistory #nani #dejohn #calamia @Mafia History

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#OTD (Nov 29) in 1949, a #car-bomb explosion kills the wife of #Dallas gambling racketeer Herbert #Noble.

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

#car #dallas #otd #histodons #mafiahistory #Noble @Mafia History

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#OTD in 1914: William Moore, better known by the alias Patsy #Doyle, is murdered by gangland rivals on the West Side of #Manhattan.

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#CrimeHistory #Histodons #NYC

Lost his love and then lost his life

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#nyc #otd #manhattan #histodons #crimehistory #Doyle

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#OTD (Nov 28) in 1934, Arthur 'Dutch #Schultz' Flegenheimer, wanted on tax evasion charges, surrenders himself to authorities in #AlbanyNY.

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

#otd #histodons #albanyny #mafiahistory #Schultz @Mafia History

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Painting calls to mind Irish-American gang bosses of the #Prohibition Era. We take the opportunity to launch a series on the careers of rum-runners Daniel #Walsh and Charles "Vannie" #Higgins.

Free MobHistory Substack article

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#Histodons

Painting calls to mind Irish-American gang bosses

Rum-runners Charles Higgins and Daniel Walsh are remembered for their exits
Tom Hunt (MobHistory)
#histodons #higgins #prohibition #walsh

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#OTD (Nov 18) in 1928, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania, 'Fatty' Walsh and George Uffner, arrested in connection with the recent murder of Arnold Rothstein (shown), are released on bail.

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

#otd #histodons #mafiahistory @Mafia History

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#OTD (Nov 13) in 1957, on the eve of a gangland convention at #Apalachin, #Mafia leaders Joseph #Bonanno and Stefano #Magaddino (shown) hold a private meeting at a home in #EndicottNY.

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

#otd #histodons #mafia #mafiahistory #bonanno #endicottny #apalachin #magaddino @Mafia History

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