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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 fim. Terror By Night (1946) finds Holmes hired to protect the Star of Rhodesia diamond on a train bound for Scotland. Rodney Carstairs anplwaye Holmes pou pwoteje a
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. Li te itilize
Sou Me 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
Sou Out 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. Nan 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. Nan 1847, nan
Nan fen 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko vwayaje nan Etazini yo bay defi Mondyal lour Lit Champion Frank Gotch. Anvan yo fè reyinyon Gotch, Zbyszko te fè yon toune Etazini yo ak batay anpil luteur lokal nan tout pati nan byen bonè nan 1910. Zbyszko ta vwayaje 37,000 kilomèt. Yo byen bonè nan vwayaj li, Zbyszko te rankontre Frank Gotch nan yon match andikap. Zbyszko bat Gotch, ki moun ki te
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, ki
Oliver Leonard Kirk gen distenksyon an pou yo te sèlman boxer la Olympic pou pou genyen yon meday lò nan de klas pwa separe nan menm jwèt yo Olympic. Oliver Kirk akonpli feat sa a nan pwovens li kote l Olympics nan 1904. St. Louis anime twazyèm Olympiad la pandan la 1904 Mondyal la san Patipri Ekspozisyon. Menm jan ak jwèt yo Paris kat ane anvan, St. Louis gave
Arthur Wontner is arguably the best film portrayer of Sherlock Holmes. His fifth and final outing as Holmes in Murder at the Baskervilles (1937). The film was released in the United Kingdom in 1937 but was not released in America until January 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
Nan Jedi, Janvye 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins te defann chanpyona lit Ameriken li kont yon wrèstè k ap vini soti nan Iowa.. Apre premye sezon otòn la, fanatik yo reyalize se te match ki pi difisil nan c Frank Alvin Gotch la, Humboldt a, Iowa ti gason fèm ki ta defèt Georg Hackenschmidt pou koup la Mondyal lour nan 1908, te Jenkins’ pwovokatè. Jenkins te bat Gotch a
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Novanm 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