Historyk sportów walki i artysta sztuk walki
W 2010, St. Louis był 58th największym miastem w Stanach Zjednoczonych oraz 19-wielkości obszar metropolitalny. Na przełomie XIX i XX wieku, było piątym lub szóstym co do wielkości miasto w Stanach Zjednoczonych, a największym na zachód od rzeki Missisipi. 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. Miejsca w okolicy Louis. 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 w Paryżu (1935) to kolejna pozycja w serii z udziałem Warner Oland jako Charlie Chan. Charlie wraca z jego dochodzenia w Londynie, gdy zatrzymuje się w Paryżu na wakacje. Faktycznie, 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
W czwartek, Wrzesień 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, Czerwiec 24, 1900 edycja Street. Louis Republika, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Później 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
Marzec 22, 1881, Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon met Collar-and-Elbow World Champion John McMahon at the Terrace Garden in New York City. Muldoon and McMahon met in a best-two-out-of-three-falls match. The first fall was conducted by Greco-Roman rules. The second fall would be contested using collar-and-elbow rules. 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 lat. Assigned to a beat near Natural Bridge and Vandeventer Avenues, 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, Officer Anderson was walking on Vandeventer just south of
Sherlock Holmes i tajna broń (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 sprawia, że wygląd jak 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
W czwartek, Luty 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