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The Cole Bros. Circus was a medium-sized American circus.It was founded in 1884 as "W.W. Cole's New Colossal Shows", by William Washington Cole.Ownership of this circus was passed around and in 1900 the Circus was bought by two Canadian showmen, Martin and James Down which was when the name was changed to Cole Bros. Circus. [1]
Carl and Jack Cole, born Carl Kolofsky and Isadore Kolofsky, were American-Canadian brothers who created the successful bookstore chain Coles as well as the world-famous publication Coles Notes. Carl (died 1994) and Jack (May 4, 1920 – January 22, 1997) made Coles the largest bookstore chain in Canada in the mid- to late-20th century.
During the Civil War his brothers Cole and Jim rode with Quantrill's Raiders. Bob was only 8 when the war broke out in 1861. He saw his father killed by Union soldiers and his home burned to the ground. After the war, his older brothers formed the James–Younger Gang with Frank and Jesse James. For ten years the gang robbed banks, trains, and ...
Cole Younger after being wounded and captured in 1876 Cole Younger, c. 1915 On September 7, 1876, the James–Younger Gang attempted to rob a bank in Northfield, Minnesota . Cole Younger and his brother Bob both later said that they selected the bank because of its connection to two former Union generals and Radical politicians, Benjamin Butler ...
Other civilians wounded the Younger brothers (Cole was shot in his left hip, Bob suffered a shattered elbow, and Jim was shot in the jaw). The only civilian fatality on the street was 30-year-old Nicholas Gustafson, an unarmed recent Swedish immigrant, who was killed by Cole Younger at the corner of 5th Street and Division.
Cole performed from 1947 to 1963 as part of the Cole Brothers Airshows along with his brothers Arnold, Lester and Marion Cole, who remained in the business for many years flying a 65 hp clipped wing Taylorcraft BF-50. [2] [3]
Dennis Lee Cole (July 19, 1940 – November 15, 2009) [1] was an American actor in film and television. Cole worked mostly on television, with numerous guest appearances in the 1960s and '70s. [ 2 ] After the 1991 murder of his only son, Joe Cole , he became an activist who spoke against violence on television.
Coles was run in succession by members of the Coles family from 1914 until the mid-1970s by the "famous five knights", brothers Sir George, Sir Arthur, Sir Edgar, Sir Kenneth and Sir Norman – known by their first initials – GJ, AW, EB, KF, NC.