Evan Lewis strangles Tom Cannon

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Ar Lúnasa 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis bhuail an Wrestling Breataine Champion Tom Cannon i Cincinnati, Ohio. Le linn na ré dlisteanach wrestling, wrestlers eile eagla an Lewis cumhachtach mar gheall ar a stranglehold. Lewis fostaithe strangle artaireach carotid a dtugtar an choke naked cúil i Judo. Ar a laghad sin a cheap mé ar dtús agus tá an chuid is mó de na staraithe luaite. Nua-aimseartha

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Julius W. Johannpeter, Air Pioneer

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Céad col ceathrar mo sheanathair, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, bhí duine de St. Louis’ ceannródaithe eitleáin. Julius, a raibh aithne air sa teaghlach mar “Punks”, chuaigh sé isteach san Aer-Gharda Náisiúnta i lár na 1920idí. Bheadh ​​sé coimisiúnaithe mar Leifteanant. D’eitil Julius eitleáin don aerchór míleata agus sibhialta. An chuid is mó de na fir ina aonad, a chuimsigh Charles

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William Rudolph and Union Bank Robbery

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I rith na seachtaine deiridh de Nollaig 1902, William Rudolph, miner ais le déanaí chun Franklin Chontae, agus George Collins goideadh an Banc Aontas san Aontas, MO. Robbed siad sé thar oíche, nuair a bhí aon duine i láthair ag séideadh suas an sábháilte. Rudolph returned to his parents’ cabin in Stanton, MO. He and his accomplice hid out until the Franklin County Sheriff

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Chief Desmond Discovers Murder

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On February 10, 1897, 60-year-old William H. Stewart, a civil engineer, died in St. Louis City Hospital. Stewart passed away from a morphine overdose. St. Louis Police originally thought it was a case of suicide or accidental overdose. Stewart lived with his son-in-law F.C. Bennett at 2634 Dickson Street. An tUasal. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.

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Russian Civil War Snags Aberg and Lurich

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Estonia gave birth to three of the greatest wrestlers of the first two decades of the 20th Century: Georg Lurich, George Hackenschmidt and Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. As part of the Russian Empire at the time, Estonia contained a number of elementary and high schools with superior physical education programs. Lurich and Hackenschmidt both started out as weightlifters and transitioned into

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Gunna ar Lindell Boulevard

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Ar Dé Céadaoin, Eanáir 10, 1900, St. Bhí Oifigeach Póilíní Louis Paul Girard ina sheasamh ag cúinne S. Taylor agus Lindell Boulevard, nuair a chonaic sé léim fear ón dara hurlár de 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Feasach ar bhuirgléireacht le déanaí i gcomharsanacht shaibhir Central West End, Chuaigh Girard i dteagmháil leis an bhfear. Nuair a chonaic an fear limping Girard, rith sé i dtreo S.

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Zbyszko “Wins” World Title in 1921

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Polish wrestler and strongman Stanislaus Zbyszko first came to the United States in 1909 to campaign for a shot at World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. He received and lost the match in a legitimate contest during 1910. Zbyszko continued wrestling for a few more years and actually won the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1914 ó rival fuath

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Máthair admhaíonn go Phríomh Desmond

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Thar a chuid 17 gairme bliana, St. Phléigh Ceannaire na mBleachtairí Louis William Desmond le go leor ball teaghlaigh coirpeach. Bhí roinnt ball den teaghlach chomh holc nó níos measa ná mar a bhí an Príomhfheidhmeannach coiriúil Desmond agus a chuid fear faoi ghlas. Mar sin féin, bhí go leor baill teaghlaigh macánta, daoine dícheallach, a bhí ag streachailt lena thuiscint cad a chuaigh mícheart lena ngaolta. Go luath ina ghairm bheatha

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Detective Desmond Stops Jail Escape

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On the morning of Wednesday, Iúil 8, 1885, the Coroner’s Clerk Jimmy Spaulding rushed into the Police Court at the Four Courts building. Spaulding announced one of the jail inmates waiting in the holding pen had just escaped. While most of the members of court sat stunned, Detective Billy Desmond jumped to his feet and rushed out of the courtroom.

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An Ialtóg (1926)

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Roland V. Cheannaigh Iarthar na cearta agus d'ordaigh an Ialtóg (1926), ar cheann de na chéad “sean-teach dorcha” mysteries do United Ealaíontóir 1926. Raibh Arthur Edeson an cineamatagrafaí do scannán seo agus Dark Sean Teach (1932), a pháirtíonn gnéithe expressionist den chineál céanna. Sa dá scannán, atá leagtha i Fatima móra, ina raibh laethanta níos fearr. The key to the

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