George Willig (born June 11, 1949) (a.k.a. "The Human Fly" or "The Spiderman") is a mountain-climber from New York, New York, United States, who climbed...
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for the song was registered by the Philadelphia publishing house of George Willig under the name "Columbia, the Land of the Brave". Shaw subsequently...
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Goodwin Ivan Kristoff Owen Quinn Alain Robert The Flying Wallendas George Willig Tomkins, Calvin, "The Man Who Walks on Air," New Yorker Magazine, 1999...
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Harry Gardiner Ivan Kristoff Philippe Petit Owen Quinn Alain Robert George Willig "Builderers Wanted for the Skyscraper Defense Act". Buildering.net....
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Harry Gardiner Dan Goodwin Ivan Kristoff Philippe Petit Owen Quinn George Willig "Description of Alain Robert". Alain Robert official. Archived from...
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featured prominently in a book by F A Reeve, published in 1977. In 1977, George Willig climbed the South Tower of the World Trade Center. In the 1980s, Dan...
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publicize the plight of the poor. On May 26, 1977, Brooklyn toymaker George Willig scaled the exterior of the South Tower. He later said, "It looked unscalable;...
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Crookshank "Onward and Upward!" 1863 Horace Waters George Cooper "Open Thy Lattice Love" 1844 George Willig George P. Morris "Our Bright Summer Days Are Gone"...
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Miller (active 1900–1910) George Polley (active 1910–1920) Henry Roland (1894-1937) John Ciampa (active 1942–1952) George Willig, who climbed New York City's...
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Harry Gardiner Dan Goodwin Ivan Kristoff Philippe Petit Alain Robert George Willig Geoff Craighead (July 15, 2009). "Daredevils, Protestors and Suicides"...
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Fly." Harry Gardiner "Steeplejack" Charles Miller George Polley Henry Roland John Ciampa George Willig Smith, Jacob (1 May 2012). The Thrill Makers: Celebrity...
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people have climbed the Unisphere throughout its history. In 1976, George Willig and Jerry Hewitt scaled the structure for a short documentary made by...
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with then-governor John N. Dalton stating he "enjoyed" the ride while George Willig thought it was "excellent" and wanted to ride it more. During the first...
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Gardiner. Dan Goodwin Ivan Kristoff Philippe Petit Owen Quinn Alain Robert George Willig Largo, Michael (2007). The Portable Obituary: How the Famous, Rich,...
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the U.S. Virgin Islands or at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base at Cuba. George Willig, who dubbed himself "The Human Fly", set a record for highest climb...
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expeditions to South Pole (1989), North Pole (1992) and Mount Everest (1991) George Willig (born 1949) US, climbed South Tower of World Trade Center Fritz Wintersteller...
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Harry Gardiner Dan Goodwin Philippe Petit Owen Quinn Alain Robert George Willig "Features – Spider-Man Takes down Wounded from Roof – Standart". Paper...
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film (surpassing Jaws, The Godfather and The Sound of Music) May 26 – George Willig climbs the South Tower of the World Trade Center. May 27 – Space Mountain...
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Weaver Vince Welch Billy Welu Jack Whitaker Bruce Wilhelm Ted Williams George Willig Warner Wolf Michael Young Sheila Young Steve Zabriskie Adventure racing...
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parades, and dancing schools. He first became widely known in 1818 when George Willig published Johnson's Collection of New Cotillions. His career flourished...
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career with, the New York Cosmos. October 29 The ascent of mountain climber George Willig to the top of Eldorado Canyon in Eldorado Springs, Colorado...
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music publishing, home to Joseph Carr, F. D. Benteen, John Cole and George Willig, as well as the piano-building businesses of William Knabe and Charles...
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since 1773. George W. Lee (d. 1875) and Julius Walker (d. 1857) founded their firm in 1848 by acquiring the publishing firm of George Willig (1764–1851)...
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Shawnee, Chickamauga, Tutelo, Ojibwe/Chippewa, Mascouten, and Potawatomi. Willig (1997) argues that Tippecanoe was not only the largest Native American community...
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Other prominent music publishers in Baltimore in this era included George Willig, Arthur Clifton, Frederick Benteen, James Boswell, Miller and Beecham...
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several operettas and piano pieces, which were initially published by George Willig & Co and Carl Fischer Music. She also composed: "Southern Breezes" "Apple...
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furnished two companies to the 18th Penn. Infantry. Ratel, Ph, and George Willig. State Fencible's March & Quick Step. Philadelphia: Printed by G, 1814...
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his pieces "ANTY. RASCH" into 1817. By 1817 Rasch was partnered with George Willig Jr. (ca. 1795–c. 1860), likely a journeyman in Rasch's shop, as A. Rasch...
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1977 (1977-11-11) George Willig, John Byner, Margaret Braswell Gloria Loring Stump the Band 3806 November 14, 1977 (1977-11-14) Frank Sinatra (guest host), George Burns...
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publishes his first song, "Open Thy Lattice, Love", through George Willig in Philadelphia (words by George Pope Morris); he will go on to become the most successful...
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