A Brief History On June 19, 1269, the King of France, Louis IX, ordered that any Jew found in any public place not wearing the obligatory yellow badge would be fined 10 livres of silver. People of Jewish faith or lineage all over the world have suffered discrimination and worse for many centuries. Meanwhile, many Jewish scientists, composers, educators, and artists of all types among others have enriched mankind. For example, 3 of the 7 justices on the US Supreme Court were Jewish when this article was first written in 2016. Just a few of the many inventions by Jewish…
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A Brief History Legendary fighters Ken Shamrock (age 51) and Kimbo Slice (age 41) will battle inside the Bellator cage on Friday, June 19, 2015 in a historic match-up! Digging Deeper In one corner, we have Ken Shamrock, who, despite his age, looks like an action figure. A member of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Hall of Fame, Shamrock was the first ever UFC Superfight Champion. He also had the longest fight in UFC history at 36 minutes. In professional wrestling, he became the World Wrestling Federation’s Intercontinental Champion. Of course most of his accomplishments are from the 1990s and…