Angelo Pignatti 63, of Revesby in Staten Island, passed away on Saturday, December 15, 1968 at Staten Island Zoo. Born Oct. 14, 1905 near Johnson, he was son of late Marco Pignatti and Stella pignatti. A Staten City resident throughout his life, Angelo was a 1923 graduate of Concord High School. For many years, he was employed by Charles Lennox where he did electric supplying, and wiring. He was a loyal member of the Staten Island Zoo where he was awarded best customer Monkey aquarium. Pignatti never had any children, but he preceded in death by his wife Conchetta. A funeral service which will include a Memorial Service which will begin at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 6, in the Cherubini McInerny Funeral Home in Staten Island with Pastor…
Giovanni da Verrazzano is a french explorer who was sent to explore the coast of America.He was born in 1485 during the 15th century and he settled down in Dieppe a port in France. He was funded by the french king at the time and was sent with four ships. Giovanni explored the coast in boats and there was 4 boats sent to explore the coast but only two of the 4 ships made it to the coast line, the other 2 ships made it but were severely damaged from the storms they encountered. Giovanni set sail to explore the coast in 1508 with 3 other ships who followed him. The two ships they lost were lost because of severe storms off the coast of America. The trip ended in New York where Giovanni and the rest of the travelers landed. The travel there was…
Demonic possession is no laughing matter – but if you find yourself pitted against one of the 13 most dangerous demons in Hell, watch out! Anton Szandor LaVey, the former High Priest of the Church of Satan, listed the most powerful of Lucifer’s minions in his notorious book, The Satanic Bible. “Theologians have cataloged some of the names of devils in their lists of demons, but the roster which follows contains the names most effectively used in Satanic ritual,” wrote LaVey, known to his followers as The Black Pope. In addition to what he called the “crown princes” of Hell (Satan, the fallen angel Belial and the destructive sea monster Leviathan) LaVey lists other vicious demons who also occupy the “Royal Palace of…
Amy Latour’s body was found dead last night in her bedroom, evidence found at the scene suggests that Amy Latour was in fact strangled by her own maid, Celeste due to getting tired of taking care of Ms. Amy Latour.…
Francesco Vincent Serpico was born on April 14, 1936 in Brooklyn, NY. At the age of 18 Serpico enlisted in the United States army and spent two years in Korea. In 1959 Frank Serpico graduated form the police academy and was sworn into the New York City Police Department.…
In recent years, the name “Ötzi” has been on the edge of every archaeologist’s tongue. In fact, experts estimate that the remains of the Iceman date back to 3,255 BC.…
Moa Keyz, a small, fledgling, pleasant nation, is noted for it’s mandatory and incredible military service and harsh ridicule on religion. Moa Keyz is located south of South Carolina and East of Florida, and was founded in the Atlantic, by settlers who traveled here from Europe by boat, in 1896.…
The video titled “Raising Adam Lanza” was very informational; it definitely helped me understand the possible factors that lead up to Adam Lanza’s horrific act. The Hartford courant reporters Alaine Griffin and Josh Kovner learned that Adam was very close with his mother, they were puzzled on why he decided to shoot his mother and continuously questioned was Nancy a victim or was she to blame?. The reporters set out on a mission to discover the relationship between Adam and his mother Nancy Lanza. The reporters did their job mainly by visiting close friends of Nancy and others who had some contact with Adam. Their goal for meeting with those people was to gather history of Adams past and the background of the mother’s thoughts.…
John Gotti was born in the bronx on October 27, 1940. His family moved into a tough neighborhood in Brooklyn when he was 12. John began to love the streets and dropped out of school in 8th grade. After spending years performing small crimes and gaining respect in the underworld, he became affiliated with the Gambino family in 1966.…
Adam showed an interest in violent video games. Have Adam not seen the violent video games there would have been a good chance that Adam may have not shot up the school. In america it is extremely easy to purchase firearms because of the second amendment. Adam's mother was said to have around 4 firearms in the house at the time. If Adam's mother have had a safe with a lock on the firearms or if there were stricter firearm laws Adam would have never been able to acquire one to shoot the school. Since the guns were easily accessible Adam Lanza succeeded in killing his mother and 26 other students. It was also reported that in the town (New Town) that Adam was living in at the time there were many gun owners influencing the society to also have/use guns. One problem that may have caused Adam to do what he did was enrolling Adam in the I.E.P program. This is believed to be a problem because Adam was not exposed to other children as much not seeing the culture of other children. If Adam was part of a class with more children he may have changed his…
Adam Shepard had $25 dollars and a dream and chris mccandless had nothing but himself and wanting to experience everything on his own. Upon Adam’s arrival in Charleston, with only $25, a sleeping bag, a duffel bag, and the clothes on his back , he makes his way to a homeless shelter in a rough part of town. The place looked neat enough from the outside, but it had dirty floors, unclean showers, bathrooms that appeared to have never been cleaned. Even worse, the homeless shelter is surrounded by drug use and other temptations, and dishonest employers are constantly getting workers from the shelter and employing them in very difficult, low-opportunity jobs. Chris Mccandless grows up in wealthy Virginia suburbs…
“Peter Lanza (Father of Adam Lanza) hadn't seen his son in the two years prior to the Dec. 14, 2012 shootings in Newtown, Conn. Peter and Adam's mother, Nancy Lanza, had divorced when Adam was in elementary school. Peter said he had tried to reconnect, but Adam continued to withdraw, ignoring his father's requests. Peter Lanza said he believes his son would have killed him if he had the chance.” (ABC…
“Getting into the sport it was totally accidental” Coach Randy Roth from Berks Gymnastics Academy Says. This past weekend we interviewed extraordinary coach, Randy Roth. He coaches Gymnastics of all levels at Berks Gymnastics Academy in Reading, PA. Coach Randy played baseball for 11 years before he started coaching. “I didn’t know it at first,” Randy says when asked how he knew gymnastics was the right sport for him. “After my friend introduced me to gymnastics, I was sixteen, and from then on, I just kept finding, that I loved gymnastics more than anything else, ” Randy describes the moment he first realized that gymnastics is what was very important to him.…
“Everything I have done in my life has been to provide for my children.” That’s what you’ll hear my dad say if you ask him about anything he’s accomplished in his life. He is a very proud and hardworking man. Even now, at 60 years old, he works harder than most 20-year-olds do. As a father he has always told us, “Nothing is handed to you; everything you have must be earned.”…
Adam Lanza was mentally ill. The mental illness could have had an effect on why he shot the 26 people.…
