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Bill Wilson The Sober Bill Wilson. Bill managed to stay sober for the final 37 years of his life. During this time he was more commonly known as Bill W. His sober years were not always idyllic, and he went through a couple of bad periods of depression. Despite writing one of the most popular books of all time, he never became rich because of it.
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United States nicknamed Uncle Sam In September 1961, the U.S. Congress recognized Samuel Wilson as “the progenitor of America’s national symbol of Uncle Sam.” Wilson died at age 88 in 1854, and was buried next to his wife Betsey Mann in the Oakwood Cemetery in Troy, New York, the town that calls itself “The Home of Uncle Sam.”.
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- A. William, a 62 year-old accountant, has been feeling “depressed” since his divorce 5 years ago. His practice, he says, is “falling apart,” as he has lost several high-profile clients and he believes it’s “too late” for his business to recover.
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- 1 Wilson Man pleads guilty in crash that killed Hermitage's Dr. Eric Raefsky Man pleads guilty in crash that killed Hermitage's Dr. Eric RaefskyClayton Rogers of Mt. Juliet to face 8 to 12 years for vehicular homicide by intoxication after 2014 Wilson County crashWilson2 days, 2 hours ago.
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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilsonâs Son Chet Reveals He Is 50 Days Sober After Battling Cocaine Addiction: Read His Message Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson's Son Chet Reveals He Is 50 Days Sober After Battling Cocaine Addiction: Read His Message. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson's son Chet revealed on Instagram that he went to rehab for a cocaine addiction and is now 50 days sober -- read his message. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson's eldest son Chester Chet Hanks recently revealed that he entered rehab for a cocaine addiction, from which is he now 50 days sober. The Hollywood scion, 24, uploaded a video message on Instagram on Nov. 19, sharing his story and struggle with the public.
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Mark Hughes, Herbalife's Founder, Dead at Age 44 1 Hughes died after a 4-day drinking binge, apparently from an overdose of alcohol and the antidepressant drug doxepin. 2  His blood alcohol level was 0.21% (more than double the drunk driving level).  He was being treated by a psychiatrist for a drinking problem.
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Carl Wilson During the 1980s, he attempted to launch a solo career, releasing the albums Carl Wilson (1981) and Young Blood (1983). In the 1990s, he recorded material with Gerry Beckley and Robert Lamm, later released for the posthumous album Like a Brother (2000). In 1988, Carl was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beach Boys.
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'It's an hallelujah moment every day!' Ted 'Golden Voice' Williams shows off new pad (and girlfriend) a year after being homeless The 54-year-old, who - despite two bouts in rehab - has also kicked his crack habit and beaten the bottle thanks to his ‘sober living’ coach Eric. And, celebrating the year since a YouTube video watched by 18million people propelled him to fame, Mr Williams said: ‘It’s a hallelujah moment every day I wake up.
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- May 10, 1989 |. A man who killed two children and wounded nine other people in a shooting rampage at a school was sentenced Tuesday to the electric chair. Judge James Moore imposed the death penalty on James Wilson 12 days after he pleaded guilty but mentally ill to murder and other charges in the Sept. 26 attack.
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Buzz Aldrin, Who Is 37 Years Sober, Reflects on Family History of Mental Illness Photo via Debby Wong/Shutterstock.com. Buzz Aldrin is famous for being one of the first people to walk on the moon back in 1969. But he's made significant strides on Earth as well, coping with his mother’s suicide, battling depression and alcoholism, and recently celebrating 37 years of sobriety.
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archaeology Archaeology is considered by many to be the point where science and religion overlap. Religious myths or stories make up much of the background of religious studies. Archaeology is the science that literally digs into those stories, not to prove their historicity as much as to lend insight into the flesh-and-blood people who were at their core.
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- Drunk History 4 - Featuring Paul Schneider. William Henry Harrison, our ninth president, was sixty eight years old when he was elected. He died thirty days later. Derek Waters presents: Drunk History vol. 4.
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Bill Clinton's Body Count James Bunch - Died from a gunshot suicide. It was reported that he had a Black Book of people containing names of influential people who visited prostitutes in Texas and Arkansas. James Wilson - Was found dead in May 1993 from an aparent hanging suicide. He was reported to have ties to Whitewater.
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- Another of the military's few black four-stars is retired Gen. Johnnie E. Wilson, who in 1961, at age 17, spied an Uncle Sam Wants You poster and joined the Army. The second of 12 children, Wilson grew up in a housing project outside Cleveland.
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Gap Band Member Dies Robert Wilson, the bassist for the funk and R&B group The Gap Band, has died. He was 53.His death was confirmed by Karen Lee, publicist for his brother and Gap Band singer Charlie Wilson.Robert Wilson had been touring over the past few weeks, including a stop in his hometown in Tulsa, Okla. The Tulsa World reported that he died in Los Angeles on Sunday.
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- Confidence votes 92.6K. Jackie Wilson was born on June 9, 1934 and died on January 21, 1984. Jackie Wilson would have been 49 years old at the time of death or 81 years old today.
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Biography THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF WILSON PICKETT. (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B/rock and roll and soul singer and songwriter. A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the US Billboard Hot 100.
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Comedian Flip Wilson Dies at 64 Wilson died Wednesday, November 25, 1998 of liver cancer at his Malibu home with his daughter, Michelle, by his side, said Angie Hill, the comedian's assistant. He was 64. Wilson had undergone surgery October 2nd at St. John's Hospital and Health Center in Santa Monica for a malignant tumor that was close to his liver.
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How long does it take for normal liver function to return after a month of heavy drinking alcohol? An 18 year old who has spent 6 months drinking alcohol non-stop will most likely take a lot less time to get their liver to recover from alcohol than …a 50 year old who has been drinking everyday since the age of 18, for example.
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Announcing... Gaither Vocal Band Personnel Changes “When I rejoined the Gaither Vocal Band in 2009, I figured it wouldn’t be a long-term commitment since Bill was over 70 years old,” Mark says, adding, “That was nearly five years ago and Bill’s bucket list is wearing me out!
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Who Really Founded AA? These sound familiar to anyone who has read the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous written by Bill Wilson a few years later. The Oxford Group meetings and principles were the means by which Wilson stayed sober for the winter months of 1934 until a failed business trip he took to Akron, Ohio.
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Lionel Richie: Years of jumping about in platform boots crippled me so I had to have a new hip Lionel Richie: Years of jumping about in platform boots crippled me so I had to have a new hip. The king of soul reveals that nearly 50 years of dancing on the ceiling took a huge toll on his body. Get celebs news by email. For nearly 50 years Lionel Richie has been leaping around on stage. But all that energetic strutting his stuff, especially in the early years when he wore platform boots, left him with crippling knee and hip pain. For a time he couldn’t do it All Night Long and Dancing On The Ceiling was out of the question.
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Comedian Flip Wilson Dies at 64 He was 64. Wilson died of liver cancer Wednesday night at his Malibu home with his daughter, Michelle, by his side, said Angie Hill, the comedian's assistant. He had undergone surgery Oct. 2 for a malignant tumor that was close to his liver. He passed very peacefully in his sleep, Ms. Hill said.
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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilsonâs Son Chet Reveals He Is 50 Days Sober After Battling Cocaine Addiction: Read His Message Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson 's eldest son Chester Chet Hanks recently revealed that he entered rehab for a cocaine addiction, from which is he now 50 days sober. The Hollywood scion, 24, uploaded a video message on Instagram on Nov. 19, sharing his story and struggle with the public. PHOTOS: Celebrity drug confessions.
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My Name Is Bill W.  ( 1989) 1h 40min | Drama | TV Movie 30 April 1989. This film reconstructs the true story of stockbroker William Griffith Wilson, a World War I veteran whose small drinking problem becomes a serious addiction after he loses his fortune in ...
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Buddy Holly The Day The Music Died. On 3rd Feb 1959, 22-year-old Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens, aged 17, died in a plane crash shortly after takeoff from Clear Lake, Iowa. The pilot of the single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza was also killed. Holly hired the plane after heating problems developed on his tour bus.