Hanging Out With Great Grandma Ellis

caroline-lee-ellis

Growing up I heard lots of stories about my Great Grandmother Caroline “Завет” Ellis from my mother. She spent lots of time with her grandmother who lived in St. Louis. Grandpa Ellis moved to Illinois a couple of times during the 1940s and 1950s. Mom would come back to St. Louis frequently to see Great Grandma Ellis. Grandma and Grandpa

Дял
» Прочетете повече

Gotch Beats Lurich in His Last Match

Георг-Lurich

Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, борец световния шампион и щангист в 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch проведе титлата в продължение на пет години и да победи всички желаещи. В сравнително млада възраст на 35, Gotch реши да се пенсионира. За последния си мач, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich

Дял
» Прочетете повече

The Bat Whispers (1930)

честър-морис-1934

От ноември 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930), the talkie version of his silent classic, The Bat (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Обаче, West is able to experiment with film techniques like tracking shots, still a novelty in early sound cinema. Editing still dominated as the continuity and story moving technique.

Дял
» Прочетете повече

Rats Rob Baden Bank in 1919

baden-bank-robbery-1919

Around 10 am on Thursday, Април 10, 1919, five heavily armed men burst into the Baden Bank. The bandits confronted M.W. Muntzel, the cashier, and demanded access to the vault. They rounded up the four other employees as Muntzel led the group to the vault. The robbers wore colored bandanas to obscure their features. While two of the five men

Дял
» Прочетете повече

George Baptiste Meets World Champion

hack-st-louis-matchs

В петък, Май 12, 1905, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt toured the United States after defeating reigning American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. One of Hackenschmidt’s stops was the “Gateway to the West”, <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Louis, Мисури. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 протокол. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler

Дял
» Прочетете повече

Terror by Night (1946)

босилек-Ратбоун

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 филми. Terror By Night (1946) finds Holmes hired to protect the Star of Rhodesia diamond on a train bound for Scotland. Rodney Carstairs hires Holmes to protect the

Дял
» Прочетете повече

Santel Hurts Another Wrestler

ad-santel

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. Той използва

Дял
» Прочетете повече

Дилемата Дик Трейси (1947)

Ралфи-Бърд-Дик-Трейси

On May 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd returned to the Dick Tracy franchise in Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947). Това беше добра новина за феновете на поредицата въпреки Chester Gould беше забележително изключение. Gould създадена характера Tracy за комикс страницата на Детройт Mirror. След Чикаго Трибюн вдигна комикса за синдикация, това е популярността избухна. Gould

Дял
» Прочетете повече

Archbishop Kenrick Celebrates 50 Years

archbishop-peter-richard-kenrick

На August 17, 1891, <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. В 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. В 1847, на

Дял
» Прочетете повече

Станислав Zbyszko Екскурзии в 1910

Станислав-Zbyszko

В края на 1909, Станислав Zbyszko пътува до САЩ, за да оспори World Heavyweight шампион по борба Frank Gotch. Преди срещата Gotch, Zbyszko турне в САЩ и се бори много местни борци целия началото на 1910. Zbyszko ще пътува 37,000 мили. В началото на турнето си, Zbyszko срещна Frank Gotch в мач хандикап. Zbyszko победен Gotch, който е бил

Дял
» Прочетете повече
1 35 36 37 38 39 70