110 Sňatky na Den díkůvzdání 1902

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Ve středu, Listopad 26, 1902, 110 páry dorazil na St. Louis Manželství License předsednictvo, aby se oficiálně ženatý na Den díkůvzdání. The 110 páry zlomil předchozí rekord z roku 1901. Tento záznam by se také stát pouze na jeden rok až do 1903. Začátek v 9 a.m. a pokračuje až do 5 odpoledne, Recorder Hahn issued license after license as three ministers

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Ned O’Baldwin Shot

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In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Však, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of

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John Berg Wins Light Heavy Championship

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John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Zemědělec” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 liber. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in

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Theodore Roosevelt Wins 6 States in 1912

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After Theodore Roosevelt won reelection in his own right during November 1904, TR impetuously announced he would not run for another term. His inner circle, particularly his wife Edith, would think the decision a mistake. Však, once Theodore Roosevelt made a pronouncement, he intended to keep his word. Roosevelt picked his Secretary of War and former Governor of the Phillipines

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Metropolis (1927)

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Ledna 10, 1927, Universum Film (UFA) released Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) (partnerský odkaz). The German film company produced a science fiction class, which still holds up today. On the Internet Movie Database website (IMDB), users rate it 8.3 out of 10 hvězdy. It is #104 on the Top 250. In a theme society has wrestled with since the beginning

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Boss Butler a St. Louis stroje

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Pokud jde o obráběcí politiky a organizovaného zločinu, Kansas City se vždy zastínil St. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City byl také domov pro několik vysoce postavených gangsterských přestřelek. St. Louis’ poslední vůdce organizovaného zločinu byl zatčen za hrací karty. We did have a Democratic party political machine around

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