By Alexis Deacon America's Bicentennial July 4, 1976- Mr. Jergens said, "Rocky, do you believe that America is the land of opportunity?" "Yeah" came a sheepish reply from a Philadelphia club fighter named Rocky Balboa Mr. Jergens: "Apollo Creed does and he's going to prove it to the whole world by giving an unknown a shot at the title." Rocky was the classical rags to riches American Dream story of an uneducated but big-hearted Italian leg breaker for a loan shark in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The same city which played such a big role in America's founding and … [Read more...]
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Aug 22, 2016
Saving America by the Tricentennial
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