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Chester Gould created the Dick Tracy comic strip in 1931. Originally published through the Detroit Metro, the strip moved to the Chicago Tribune where it made the paper and Gould rich through syndication. It was only a matter of time before Dick Tracy made his debut on the silver screen. Ralph Byrd played Dick Tracy in four 15 chapter serials
As I have written in several posts, the best heavyweight boxers between 1900 và 1919 were the African-American boxers forced to fight each other for the “Colored Championship”. Even after the great Jack Johnson finally broke the color line and won the World Heavyweight Championship, he would only defend the title against white contenders. As a result, the toughest challengers
Còn được gọi tại Ngủ Đức Hồng Y, Sherlock Holmes’ Gây tử vong Giờ (1931) là bộ phim Sherlock Holmes đầu tiên với sự tham gia Arthur Wontner trong vai trò tiêu đề. Bộ phim liên quan đến một người đàn ông trẻ, người đã bị gian lận ở cây cầu để lấy lại sự giàu có của mình bị mất. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
Vào ngày 10, 1924, Mrs. A.W. Stickney was leaving the St. Louis Country Club, when she was approached by two African-American men. The lighter skinned man told Mrs. Stickney to turn over her jewels or he would take them from her. Fearing for her safety, Mrs. Stickney handed the man her jewelry, valued at $17,000.00, và $85.00 in cash. Mrs.
Sam McVey sẽ giành chiến thắng trong thế giới màu Heavyweight Championship Boxing trong một thời đại mà ba con cá tốt nhất là màu đen và đông lạnh ra khỏi hình ảnh tiêu đề. Ông bắt đầu 1903 ra rất tốt, ông sẽ gây áp lực lên World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries để cho anh ta một trận đấu. Jeffries đã từ chối để phá vỡ “dòng màu” by giving a
Ngày 15, 1887, a muscular man stood in the First District Police Court listening to Judge Cady. As he looked out between eyes almost swollen shut and a busted lip, he waited to see if justice would be done. It was as Judge Cady told the beaten man, “$10 fine for disturbing the peace. $100 for resisting arrest. You
Vào ngày 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 tuổi. Mace was world champion from 1860 để 1862 and again from 1866 để 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 để 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest
Ngày 15, 1919, St. Louis citizens woke up to read about the death of one of their oldest citizens, Alexander Baptiste. Just a few months before his 101st or 102nd birthday depending on which source you believed, Alexander Baptiste passed away from intestinal disease. Trong nhiều năm qua, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
“Terrible” Terry McGovern proved to be a rare fighter at the turn of the Twentieth Century. While smaller boxers packed no power in their punches, McGovern, who scaled between 110 và 126 bảng, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Vào ngày 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
Ngày 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis gặp Wrestling British Champion Tom Cannon ở Cincinnati, Ohio. Trong thời kỳ đấu vật hợp pháp, các đô vật khác sợ Lewis mạnh mẽ vì cái thòng lọng của mình. Lewis dụng một siết cảnh động mạch được gọi là choke khỏa thân phía sau trong Judo. At least that was what I originally thought and most historians have quoted. Modern