Historiador de esportes de combate e artista marcial
Em 2010, St. Louis foi a 58 ª maior cidade dos Estados Unidos e 19 maior área metropolitana. Por volta da virada do século, foi a quinta ou sexta maior cidade dos Estados Unidos ea maior a oeste do rio 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. Bairro Louis Local. 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 em Paris (1935) é uma outra entrada na série estrelada por Warner Oland como Charlie Chan. Charlie está voltando de sua investigação Londres, quando ele pára em Paris, para um período de férias. Na realidade, 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
Na quinta-feira, Setembro 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, Junho 24, 1900 edição do St. Louis República, 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
Em março 22, 1881, Luta Greco-Romana Campeão do Mundo William Muldoon conheceu Collar-and-Elbow Campeão do Mundo John McMahon, no Jardim Esplanada, em Nova York. Muldoon e McMahon se reuniram em uma melhor de dois-out-of-three-cai jogo. A primeira queda foi conduzida por regras greco-romanos. A segunda queda seria contestada usando regras de colarinho-e-cotovelo. O último outono seria decidido através do que o The New York
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 anos. 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 ea Arma Secreta (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 faz uma aparição como o 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
Na quinta-feira, Fevereiro 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