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Universal Pictures released the thirteenth of fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes on February 1, 1946. Twentieth Century-Fox produced the first two films. Universal produced the final 12 filmid. Terror By Night (1946) finds Holmes hired to protect the Star of Rhodesia diamond on a train bound for Scotland. Rodney Carstairs palkab Holmesi, et kaitsta
Ad Santel entered professional wrestling a generation too late. By the time he started wrestling in the 1910s, professional wrestling transitioned from contests to prearranged exhibitions. Santel possessed strong submission skills, which would have allowed him to beat most of the wrestlers in legitimate wrestling contests. Santel did take part in several legitimate contests with Japanese jujitsu practitioners. Ta kasutas
Mail 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd returned to the Dick Tracy franchise in Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947). It was welcome news for fans of the franchise although Chester Gould was a notable exception. Gould created the Tracy character for the comic page of the Detroit Mirror. After the Chicago Tribune picked up the comic for syndication, it’s popularity exploded. Gould
August 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. Sisse 1841, Kenrick was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of St. Louis. When St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati died in Rome during 1843, Bishop Kenrick was appointed Bishop of the St. Louis Diocese. Sisse 1847, the
Aasta lõpus 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko sõitis USA vaidlustada World raskekaalu maadluses Champion Frank Gotch. Enne kohtumist Gotch, Zbyszko käinud USA ja võitles paljude kohalike maadlejate kogu algul 1910. Zbyszko oleks reisida 37,000 miili. Varakult oma tour, Zbyszko täidetud Frank Gotch händikäp mängu. Zbyszko alistas Gotch, kes oli
My second great-grandfather August H. Elker was born in Hanover, Germany on May 22, 1848 in the year of revolutions in Europe. Whether related to the revolutions or not, August’s family travelled to America in 1854. After landing in New York City, the Elker family made its way to St. Louis, Missouri. St. Louis had a large German Catholic community, mis
Oliver Leonard Kirk on vahet olla ainult Olympic poksija võita kuldmedali kaks eraldi kaalukategooriate samas olümpiamängud. Oliver Kirk saavutasite feat tema kodulinnas olümpiamängudel 1904. St. Louis korraldas kolmandat olümpiaad jooksul 1904 World Fair Exposition. Nagu Paris Mängud neli aastat enne, St. Louis gave
Arthur Wontner on vaieldamatult parim film portrayer Sherlock Holmes. Tema viies ja viimane väljasõit Holmes Murder at Baskervilles (1937). Film ilmus Ühendkuningriik 1937 kuid ei olnud vabastatud Ameerikas alles jaanuaris 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
Neljapäeval, Jaanuar 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins kaitses oma Ameerika maadluse meistritiitlit ühe Iowa maadleja vastu.. After the first fall, fännid said aru, et see oli Frank Alvin Gotchi raskeim matš, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins oli Gotchi alistanud
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, November 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman