Historien des sports de combat et artiste martial
Dans 2010, St. Louis était le 58e plus grande ville aux États-Unis et la plus grande région métropolitaine du 19e. Vers la fin du siècle, il s'agissait de la cinquième ou sixième plus grande ville aux États-Unis et le plus grand à l'ouest du fleuve Mississippi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
1802 N. Jefferson Avenue was a two-family flat built in 1890 and located in the St. Quartier Louis Lieu. I originally wrote about the building in 2013 but it was demolished sometime before March 2015. The building is part of an area being developed for a government complex in St. Louis, so it was not able to be saved. These pictures are
Charlie Chan à Paris (1935) est une autre entrée dans la série avec Warner Oland comme Charlie Chan. Charlie revient de son enquête Londres, quand il s'arrête à Paris pour les vacances. Actually, the vacation is a cover for his investigation of forged bonds from the Lamartine Bank. Charlie installed an undercover agent named Nardi but the gang kills Nardi
Le jeudi, September 9, 1875, George “Mitchell” Gassert and William Salisbury went to Fred Fisher’s Saloon at the corner of N. Jefferson and Morgan (Delmar today). After ordering drinks, the two young men of unsavory reputation refused to pay for their drinks. After trying to illicit payment, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, assigned to the
For the Sunday, Juin 24, 1900 édition de la St. Louis République, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. After 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Chief Desmond lamented the increasing violence he was seeing out
Sur Mars 22, 1881, Champion gréco-romaine World Wrestling William Muldoon rencontré Champion du Monde Collar-and-Elbow John McMahon à la Terrasse Jardin à New York. Muldoon et McMahon sont réunis à un best-deux-out-of-trois chutes match de. La première chute a été menée par des règles gréco-romaines. La deuxième chute serait contestée en utilisant des règles collier et coude. The last fall would be decided via what The New York
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 ans. Attribué à un quartier près du pont naturel et des avenues Vandeventer, Officer Anderson was known as the “Friendly Copper” by the residents and businesses on his beat. Working the overnight shift on a cold February morning, L'agent Anderson marchait sur Vandeventer juste au sud de
Sherlock Holmes et l'arme secrète (1942) is the second of the Universal film versions of the stories and the fourth movie starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Lionell Atwill fait une apparition en tant que Dr. Moriart This movie is set during the early years of World War II, when Holmes sneaks a scientist out of
In the 1910s, American professional wrestling permanently moved from legitimate wrestling contests to prearranged exhibitions. Fan interest, promoter control and less wear and tear on the wrestlers all played a role in this transition. Another less talked about pressure was outside of the sport itself. Prior to the 20th Century, professional boxing was illegal in the United States. Bare knuckle
Le jeudi, Février 26, 1903, Jack Johnson defended his World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship against the undefeated Sam McVey. McVey brought a 6-0 record with six knockouts into the championship match. Since boxing promoters refused to let Black fighters compete for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the best boxers around the turn of the Century fought for the World Colored