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Growing up I heard lots of stories about my Great Grandmother Caroline “Lee” 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
Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, yang ahli gusti juara dunia dan berat dalam 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch memegang gelaran selama lima tahun dan mengalahkan semua pendatang. Pada usia yang agak muda 35, Gotch membuat keputusan untuk bersara. Untuk perlawanan terakhir, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich
Pada November 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. Walau bagaimanapun, 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.
Sekitar 10 pagi Khamis, April 10, 1919, lima lelaki bersenjata berat menyerbu ke dalam Tebing Baden. Penyamun itu berhadapan dengan M.W. Munzel, juruwang, dan menuntut akses ke bilik kebal. Mereka mengumpulkan empat pekerja lain ketika Muntzel mengetuai kumpulan itu ke bilik kebal. Perompak itu memakai bandana berwarna untuk mengaburkan ciri-ciri mereka. Manakala dua daripada lima lelaki itu
Pada hari Jumaat, Boleh 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”, St. Louis, Missouri. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 minit. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler
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 filem-filem. Terror By Night (1946) finds Holmes hired to protect the Star of Rhodesia diamond on a train bound for Scotland. Rodney Carstairs mengupah Holmes untuk melindungi
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. Dia menggunakan
Pada Mei 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
On August 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. Dalam 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. Dalam 1847, the
Pada akhir 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko mengembara ke Amerika Syarikat untuk mencabar World Heavyweight Champion Gusti Frank Gotch. Sebelum mesyuarat Gotch, Zbyszko melawat Amerika Syarikat dan banyak berjuang gusti tempatan di seluruh awal 1910. Zbyszko akan perjalanan 37,000 batu. Pada awal lawatan beliau, Zbyszko bertemu Frank Gotch dalam perlawanan handicap. Zbyszko dikalahkan Gotch, yang merupakan