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Iranian expatriate men's footballers | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behshad%20Yavarzadeh | 8266844 | 36 | 986958c5b3e097391ab9abee3cc6f1c81e2f610c8aad4b0c5cd69cfe2d6dc7e6 | 36 | 7 |
Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behshad%20Yavarzadeh | 8266844 | 37 | a96bed55a171fe93ccde94b6f13c2d2295fbf90225a23bd4da9714afffe6a021 | 43 | 7 |
Slovak First Football League players | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behshad%20Yavarzadeh | 8266844 | 38 | f0077d941cc774cf9d61f90d7000a71b716496496fbf40bffb92cac1c920e2c4 | 36 | 6 |
Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behshad%20Yavarzadeh | 8266844 | 39 | 2d902a4813f65375eea0e8beafa2cbf165ac60a11cce6cf88216ac9ed4356665 | 40 | 9 |
Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behshad%20Yavarzadeh | 8266844 | 40 | 50df1f21fe786107a56c7eac0fbf95f97d560113be5a52976cb13420cbfc949e | 56 | 12 |
Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behshad%20Yavarzadeh | 8266844 | 41 | b48769c062c57b4e95a0a11ad6bf17270c082c92d15f14b2f49381d8b81c63b6 | 40 | 9 |
Expatriate men's footballers in Myanmar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behshad%20Yavarzadeh | 8266844 | 42 | 839722da307f38d9fd06ff110cba0ad415ef2c0cf95ba109c125a5aa67208ba9 | 39 | 9 |
UAE Pro League players | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behshad%20Yavarzadeh | 8266844 | 43 | b9cbf544d087e1d5eceb072bd05fa529aded69ffaa08aa9c78fb126716d0cd6c | 22 | 4 |
Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behshad%20Yavarzadeh | 8266844 | 44 | 476316a5ebfae017430dd9285d4040930e21998ba6d2fb2f4b3fa71956a7ecc4 | 37 | 7 |
Behshad Yavarzadeh | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behshad%20Yavarzadeh | 8266844 | 45 | aab39018e503c0e741e2040b67ead8ba0047eed5be088dbff1cd791a2ff67fdf | 18 | 6 |
Asian Games medalists in football | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behshad%20Yavarzadeh | 8266844 | 46 | 93ef6b9a7945ba1d8801275d13759484bf2836a4de717f4df2e79683a4cbf3d9 | 33 | 6 |
Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behshad%20Yavarzadeh | 8266844 | 47 | 6c145b296203252007a3c080aa77179db4abdf3394a5bde277a4a23dd8e6f90a | 35 | 11 |
Men's association football midfielders | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behshad%20Yavarzadeh | 8266844 | 48 | 7fe97eb7bbc71bc2e6a55e0c2138203507ef12af3eb064157d90ead54602a0b0 | 38 | 6 |
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behshad%20Yavarzadeh | 8266844 | 49 | 3d483b1b50fe770f3eab015f62cd6eaebbc8f3c736f2b1e1e9a6b78b1ab02909 | 33 | 12 |
People from Hormozgan Province | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behshad%20Yavarzadeh | 8266844 | 50 | 1c1e800103fe734004d7dae3d10ea61798739fc765059afa7dbf47fc32fea9fe | 30 | 6 |
"Stand by Your Side" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, from her eight English studio album, One Heart (2003). It was written by Paul Barry, Mark Taylor, and produced by Taylor and Humberto Gatica. The moving ballad sees Dion promising to someone who has been deeply wounded that she will comfort and support it. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 1 | 1ee1074bffa65042d64ac23cc23bb7a60524d758163890a1f4143dc19c1c1ea3 | 513 | 121 |
Background and composition | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 2 | 088cfcfc4dcf07a56487fea99d5428a76c0aa35faa660eb710afc22d310229e3 | 26 | 3 |
On 16 September 2003, Dion's official website announced that the ballad was selected as the next single for adult contemporary radio in North America. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 3 | 80733ea8ddc30d8e9ff37d18c3e03edd2b4580f8a8c5184e068cb884c881cdd1 | 150 | 34 |
"Stand by Your Side" was written by Mark Taylor and Paul Barry, who also wrote Cher's smash hit, "Believe" while production was handled by Taylor and Humberto Gatica. It is a pop ballad, where Dion promises someone who has been deeply wounded that she will comfort and support them. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 4 | c9d6650060f97a2b269d914494a1e00e51834bc7ac4fc96b4627e5b5d0f5a786 | 282 | 62 |
Critical reception | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 5 | 6af78bc4f056ac8ee665f3c424e94ae280466350ec39adc426de5f0eab88fc80 | 18 | 2 |
Elisabeth Vincetelli of Entertainment Weekly called it an "inevitable power ballad." Chuck Arnold from People commented, "Even her trademark ballads feature less of the vocal histrionics that we've come to expect from Dion." A review from Billboard wrote that "It is a beauty, elegantly restrained and as singable and we... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 6 | 2ad6fd24de9abcf6e70b41efcc6b1ac1d85770b0a291a54050ff998e12a8880a | 790 | 173 |
Commercial performance | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 7 | 4ef07692c2cabad2ebe791b6a29ed3c11115aecd2d6bd56b587ce76ce50b9dd4 | 22 | 2 |
"Stand by Your Side" debuted at number 29 on the Adult Contemporary chart, on 24 September 2003, with 224 plays and becoming the second most increased AC song that week. On 16 October 2003, the song became the "Greatest Gainer" after climbing to number 18. On 24 October 2003, the song climbed to number 17, its peak pos... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 8 | 44c7097a5c6c9896c0c12339d08396405b097f1458a113b350fdd5aa7bf51654 | 387 | 112 |
Credits and personnel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 9 | f4a37173978de3474fcf7af5c9af749f96a8aacd46c7ade882165f2bdd065eb0 | 21 | 3 |
Recording locations | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 10 | 8e17f7147feb0a6980720ad41c57ad4fc26f13b3ebaeec5754d39eb68061bc2f | 19 | 2 |
Recording - Metrophonic Studios (England) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 11 | 45099ed383902521f6d4d2ee5ec8cfd96fce1c89c5e8146c168c8c20ca580ba2 | 42 | 12 |
Westlake Audio (West Hollywood, California) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 12 | 98c816ea86bb4cd4d1448d3d89832b739996f6702754e975bf173768eca0624c | 43 | 9 |
Digital Insight (Winchester, Nevada) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 13 | c91bf4af24177f91ac3df3bd3fb160b7817fdb4774aa42d17fd544a98ee69260 | 36 | 8 |
Capitol Studios (Los Angeles, California) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 14 | 24d8ecd970b85d1264ecfc720ad3476ad22aac3307ea749f9db364b97ac36a08 | 41 | 8 |
Personnel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 15 | 3310146ee769d875a5dc8469279e8da3cdce408061d861259682e342e8f40a5d | 9 | 1 |
Songwriting – Paul Barry, Mark Taylor | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 16 | 13ee409a1d20f4fad67ffb601522d99c21a622a71d1ba843928f5652baeddfd8 | 37 | 10 |
Production – Mark Taylor, Humberto Garcia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 17 | 89866bae346536d37490dced0b72fea66b9451252f201375cce60541c89e1f32 | 41 | 10 |
Acoustic guitars – Adam Phillips | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 18 | aa8e229db9147f5f58edd137ac185091efeb634cb235523e8d6c20f92ddf196f | 33 | 11 |
Electric guitar - Adam Phillips, Tim Pierce | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 19 | 7e7041ece612dd28af0b7f971733fbdeec4257d1f12c83f12a62e96022860835 | 43 | 10 |
Percussion – Luis Jardin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 20 | a2f7382b906c88bfe3ad49aca53386a91fa8c655ce2e8cd4fcc81e3844429dcb | 25 | 9 |
Backing vocals – Richard Page, Kenya Hathaway, Kimberley Brenner | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 21 | 61b6bb218beaf532080f3e62a3093507ef50601a8b5561671c759703286f3451 | 65 | 16 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of One Heart, Epic Records. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 22 | 2f90c36f18e2abe29a7a1be1a33eb413d60bf4564322ae4650711a57437c6e45 | 64 | 13 |
Charts | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 23 | b57bfe60541dd344401e11e4b41ffc13ccbefd42e46b264e48b25c1b10a26375 | 6 | 1 |
Weekly charts | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 24 | 99171df71c83bf2e0034f5e4fa1045a30070f202842a04600f263778ce5fa817 | 13 | 2 |
Year-end charts | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 25 | 1641f8afdde42d72365ba7a580f7f2b4e25288fa8088a9b024b2a7e68541f92f | 15 | 4 |
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Celine Dion songs | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 27 | fef46d0457d222fca59e4e31f33ff8a0dc725445c7e17c060ce44cc6babe23d3 | 17 | 4 |
2003 singles | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 28 | d3f6624d7825664c3b5b057d5e85c1cee9c10a45e534d4801e7547bdf2aa93ac | 12 | 5 |
Pop ballads | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 29 | 552a44ce016c1dad2951a9a33202d5774c1a710103c1d70a1612547ccf9d6602 | 11 | 2 |
Songs written by Mark Taylor (record producer) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 30 | c136f8cdf31837ddbf48098dd766a57abe08bfd836d92ac6f614c84d50e2e531 | 46 | 9 |
Songs written by Paul Barry (songwriter) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 31 | cf9c96e7163965d20d191934ca05b9154437ea554baa37d494d2b725b1ce88a5 | 40 | 8 |
Song recordings produced by Mark Taylor (record producer) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 32 | 79ff19f66050485504bcb5926cd5849afdd747ab4b1d9c2ee52595c5fbf0f2c4 | 57 | 10 |
2003 songs | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 33 | b4d6f5e05bd61e3b73f93c3d3605a8cff1fd2abcf622696a1ef8c6e3bfa324cf | 10 | 5 |
Columbia Records singles | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 34 | 25dd5808ea1e68a48ffb07f4840d41a006506e18fedfd4ab81386a97ed929c08 | 24 | 3 |
Epic Records singles | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 35 | 5a5d58698084de027f07009401639ffd8b4ad5a5995b1749d0be15d25903431d | 20 | 3 |
2000s ballads | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand%20by%20Your%20Side | 8266847 | 36 | 3832e3f92f384c6c0c862e600239d415cc80db6aa135598e78087b8a97967cfd | 13 | 6 |
Melvin Louis Brown (February 2, 1931 – September 5, 1950) was a United States Army soldier during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 4, 1950, during the Battle of Ka-san. He was 19 years old. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 1 | 816dfd4615744aec59c956e66a48524f244f5067475dc53e9fc5df5d520cea1b | 245 | 74 |
Biography | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 2 | 1de734fbca6a987d681a8b8c4e6d96c206a82bbda16d5743a91dcb2a0e107b8c | 9 | 1 |
Born and raised in Mahaffey, Pennsylvania, Brown was one of ten children of Edward D. and Rhoda V. Jones Brown. He enjoyed skiing, ice skating, swimming, and fishing. He worked as a mechanic before dropping out of high school and enlisting in the Army at age seventeen in October 1948. He was inspired by his older broth... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 3 | 68001cd05d85ff97783063092ea25062935a628c2a6377e51f5fe978cb3941f4 | 609 | 135 |
While in Korea, Brown served as a private first class in Company D of the 8th Engineer Combat Battalion. On September 4, 1950, near Kasan, his platoon was taking a hill when they came under enemy attack. Brown took up a position near a wall and, although he was wounded and eventually ran out of ammunition, maintained h... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 4 | 58ca1baf479f8d01df6ae4feef8de5901737ba3a5fce78630019a842fbfe3058 | 447 | 97 |
His family received a telegram in October stating that he was missing. On January 6, 1951, four months after the battle, an Army representative arrived at his parents' home and informed them that he had been declared dead. His parents and some of his siblings attended a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House later ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 5 | 87705d5cde102f0b3aadee86730d15d45b613b771cf0f48d6717d4f062db4857 | 404 | 84 |
He was buried in Mahaffey Cemetery within sight of his childhood home. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 6 | c5e753f89db2f211c04a9c4aa34685f34fde0a19cb6dcb4715836a7157919f59 | 70 | 15 |
Several locations have been named in his honor, including a Korean War Memorial Park in Fort Hood, Texas, a parade ground at Camp Howze, South Korea, and a building at the Army's Engineer School in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Mahaffey and an Army Reserve Center in Clearfield, Penns... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 7 | 20c1e04b631621e6614a9b3e92ecd133e07b732539443e367cf2794cf0fbd1e2 | 1,017 | 218 |
The town of Mahaffey celebrated the first "Pfc. Melvin L. Brown Day" on June 21, 2008. A bridge over the West Branch Susquehanna River was renamed "PFC Melvin L. Brown Memorial Bridge" and a monument to Brown in front of the Community Volunteer Fire Company hall was dedicated on that day. The second annual Melvin Brown... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 8 | 5e2b3fbcc09e47d1a46b89077be74ad38b404e94cc6b73ef59e3f9b5f7ab95a1 | 347 | 89 |
Awards and decorations | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 9 | 963899de3bc9aba924fa62dd05101f48eb0794b9e63710fdf08ae40e1eaa25cd | 22 | 3 |
Brown's awards include the following: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 10 | 22076d26df63fc24de5d7c34e7fac4e85041ee2c0046ef74ef9d9d6194ee9ee1 | 37 | 8 |
Medal of Honor citation | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 11 | bebe31f882ec5e7d9cfa337b1a4c51ff44f601a51499e283f50fcb1c4429ab8a | 23 | 5 |
Citation | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 12 | fe764b622d2e7a397dad5c15cdd83d98be139514a3de70e9a799a828906dbaf7 | 8 | 1 |
Pfc. Brown, Company D distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. While his platoon was securing Hill 755 (the Walled City), the enemy, using heavy automatic weapons and small arms, counterattacked. Taking a position on a -high wall he de... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 13 | 67b6fb85915a5cebe5c56d5f92664ac4c0eaec22b641216bc6b3d04c64c78936 | 1,311 | 278 |
See also | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 14 | dbea106270afd34b84f90692589d2c6ef105e23b9a900054f6caa8c019913165 | 8 | 2 |
List of Korean War Medal of Honor recipients | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 15 | 4345c59852431959eb1bfad43b8bbc2516f1dd3f4449a2ddb14720a01962b1f3 | 44 | 8 |
References | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 16 | df9e9c445204e18fe0fed7c478a28dfe2dfec42b4086eb9e3037bc0354738350 | 10 | 1 |
1931 births | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 17 | c4cba92375b8bdf879834f02d430eca150ca9fadb802e42c1217aad292332f3b | 11 | 5 |
1950 deaths | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 18 | aae3e2bd2e970c36d406f5a54c04aec6f7c84e3f2c41a2236f16f6cb9bf7c890 | 11 | 5 |
United States Army Medal of Honor recipients | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 19 | 4a0cd4fa835436c2bd71445d235abcfc9ddb91b0812cceeb173b620025a4ca70 | 44 | 7 |
American military personnel killed in the Korean War | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 20 | 2ae4ba97d075a2c526c63bedf5b569a73026bc2143bd77ea636ac810d472518a | 52 | 8 |
People from Clearfield County, Pennsylvania | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 21 | 68dccfacc15fabc4d5492a5a64eb8eeb66b2efc850865df46400ccb81ae0ffc7 | 43 | 7 |
United States Army soldiers | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 22 | 94d3b9a53aeeec207cc8bbba3772576fd07091db36007afcc430f35968569fee | 27 | 4 |
Korean War recipients of the Medal of Honor | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 23 | 3b03fe20117f28d5870a6d016d85b8a1960c1630f8c27c9dc4d851b60d26abe5 | 43 | 8 |
United States Army personnel of the Korean War | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 24 | 92efb471bb76565eebe23a138c1947c7bd1014d90c7b5e4def606ac514349ce2 | 46 | 8 |
Military personnel missing in action | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20L.%20Brown | 8266848 | 25 | 494f10f3b7d0524364ad290ef9fc8da405af7d39a50ec363b82e17c873d1ec5f | 36 | 5 |
Angelo Branca (March 21, 1903 – October 3, 1984) was a judge in British Columbia's Supreme Court and Court of Appeal from 1963 until 1978, a prominent Italian-Canadian leader, especially of the Vancouver Italian community, and a Canadian amateur middleweight boxing champion. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 1 | 3258434db00d8d8e8d1833871d25e5f78e7095d163c2e551672f932427cd8688 | 275 | 75 |
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Angelo Branca was born in what is now a ghost town on Mount Sicker on Vancouver Island to Italian immigrant parents. Branca's father, Filippo, was a miner before joining the Klondike Gold Rush and becoming one of its few success stories after returning with $10,000 ($ in dollars). The family eventually settled in Vanc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 3 | 34a52afd259d64f99fd466ad3175a573ac20013b85acc655514fcfbd377b0a6e | 429 | 91 |
Early career | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 4 | 92ef9a14a2183e171eb712352bd2e5fbf7c4132ef98cddf572987d70ab12d4e9 | 12 | 2 |
Branca began practicing law in 1926, and opened his law office on the second story of the Royal Bank building at Main and Hastings Streets. Many of his early cases were defending local bootleggers and he earned a reputation as "A dear friend of the little guy" for his willingness to provide his services pro bono, parti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 5 | 368aa1243910ac348730bb3a0e24e4b136e874e55679d1846cb7e8543374ee64 | 658 | 132 |
Career highlights | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 6 | 5e48e30ed2a02551c656c627de3d230de9759e9960a32f5f04617d08b9de73f4 | 17 | 2 |
In 1938, Branca became the youngest prosecutor in the province. His first case was to prosecute unemployed rioters who, after being brutally ejected from a sitdown strike at the post office paraded east down Hastings Street, smashing windows along the way. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 7 | e2261a93092d7dc8531b1fdead06522943826233c7101c832a5385c4852da555 | 256 | 54 |
The brutality of the RCMP in its treatment of the downtrodden protesters provoked a major public outcry. The next day, ten thousand people turned out to a protest at the Powell Street Grounds (today's Oppenheimer Park). Because there was little chance of a jury of peers convicting the rioters, Branca convinced the Atto... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 8 | b7fd677279a5dd637e654e5110d440a4de9a693715ba82a5e9a4ed69ac62c497 | 470 | 99 |
Other notorious local cases Branca worked included the defense of 17 Vancouver Police officers that were purged from the force in 1935 by the reform administration of Mayor Gerry McGeer. Almost all of them were reinstated and exonerated thanks to Branca's efforts. Also in 1935, Branca defended Vancouver's "Public Enemy... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 9 | 63c12852d3c2379548f603ab6c63c5c9c2f24f05a7a25940d55f66b27816f3cf | 712 | 163 |
Later life | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 10 | 869de325edd46d9c0e117e77e14e08c474570c5dfb159225f34c4def3a6fbc44 | 10 | 2 |
Branca was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 1963, and elevated to the bench of the Court of Appeal of British Columbia in 1966 where he served until his retirement in 1978. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 11 | 8e9c211b4103520a518dc34849ef5d4850d53683c631a11119f84c03d9581502 | 206 | 53 |
A statue of Christopher Columbus was erected in 1986 on Clark Drive at the Piazza Italia. It was dedicated to Branca for his leadership in the local Italian community and was donated by the Italian City of Genoa. In 2000, the monument mysteriously disappeared, apparently stolen, only to later reappear at the Italian Ga... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 12 | 2bbcacf14c73ebdbf26941a32373fc896e7af8c435c8fcbc83ef9653e4416ae7 | 560 | 110 |
Awards | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 13 | 96f748fe82d081c0398ed8e8178a6de5a27fe9408dc84af62133724d3a0802f6 | 6 | 1 |
Branca was a zealous participant, not an observer, in all facets of his life. The determination, lucidity and sheer power of this outstanding Italian Canadian was evident from an early age and throughout his life, in spite of great odds and the awful barrier of discrimination. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 14 | ddc8b08b149d3f6d77f50ee075b3c13ab061730b955897bcfdee3ce9b37770c7 | 277 | 54 |
Branca was admitted as a lawyer to the BC bar in 1926 and was appointed Kings Counsel in 1949. These were the first steps of a long road that brought him to the pinnacle of his profession. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 15 | d4b8ca80bca6928683344329104c3635ce2d8d2db032d1ed4548a657bf50017a | 189 | 49 |
Branca was appointed to the BC Supreme Court in 1963 and then elevated to the BC Court of Appeal in 1966. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 16 | 58b36324bb830e1e66b357bb3416e6dbb01d38fab895f832eb5f710a5183315d | 105 | 31 |
Branca mandatorily retired at the age of 75 and returned to the practice of law. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 17 | d81e9dd26cfe274daf83d53a8c87b02708482e42b2e5dc36762536c743ebd4c2 | 80 | 21 |
Between 1929 and 1963 Branca defended some 63 men charged with murder, he won acquittals for all but three. He prosecuted 7 murder trials. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 18 | 86a8a3cb19b73690da0d7485877ee41d03f3c6d33e7d8300a316a9bb3b58aa6a | 138 | 41 |
The Canadian Lawyer magazine rated Branca as the most famous criminal defense lawyer in Canada's history. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 19 | 7b3e4024e7516d42419d5ca0d78e409b69c189f277df36ef260dd34a5eb49300 | 105 | 20 |
Branca received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from St. Martin's college in Olympia Washington in 1973. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 20 | 5eae93d31c701a573dc4d0dd7c3a71db29b405a00b908bbda09ddcea66699032 | 106 | 26 |
In addition, Branca was the recipient again of an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Simon Fraser University in 1975. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 21 | 262ce8b447941df3593a0593cd924ceea92166db1457e506ee2b6e0e9748ac9c | 118 | 27 |
Branca received the Abraham Lincoln International Reverence of Law award from the Fraternal Order of Eagles, St. Louis Missouri, in 1977. He was the 11th recipient of this award in its history, first awarded to President Truman, and later to Chief Justice of the United States, Earl Warren. Branca was the first Canadian... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 22 | c3d98702adeab68fe67ae8c73241f3547d55edb79c9ce5ad6dfcec2af5e91c4b | 331 | 74 |
Branca excelled in the boxing ring just as he did in the law courts. He was always physically fit which assisted him in his mental acuity. He ran 5 miles a day around McLean park before running was "in." He had a boxing bag mounted in his home in his basement and work out daily. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 23 | 0f4c67ad8d781795b5f94ca27a47b5d1f8ccd00157af84e74c4bc4f5ff551c35 | 279 | 62 |
Branca’s boxing career was brief but as in everything he undertook, he excelled in it. To quote Mr. Branca: "I beat everyone I fought against in the ring by the fifth round." Branca went on to win the middleweight championship of Canada in 1934. On winning this championship, Branca was asked to become a professional fi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Branca | 8266872 | 24 | 67cb92c5727a3fcefcd476c7aedd3d5b6278edd5581a0ad600a6bc7be5848c28 | 545 | 125 |
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