Ambush Kills Beat Officer

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54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 anos. Asignado a un ritmo preto de Natural Bridge e 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, O axente Anderson camiñaba por Vandeventer xusto ao sur

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Efecto do boxeo na loita lexítima

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Nos anos 1910, A loita libre profesional americana pasou permanentemente dos concursos de loita lexítimo a exhibicións previamente organizadas. Interese dos fans, o control do promotor e o menor desgaste dos loitadores xogaron un papel nesta transición. Outra presión menos falada foi fóra do propio deporte. Antes do Século XX, o boxeo profesional era ilegal nos Estados Unidos. Nudillo nu

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Johnson supera a McVey

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O xoves, Febreiro 26, 1903, Jack Johnson defendeu o seu Campionato Mundial de Boxeo Peso Pesado de Colores contra o invicto Sam McVey. McVey trouxo un 6-0 récord con seis nocauts no partido do campionato. Dado que os promotores do boxeo negáronse a permitir que os loitadores negros competisen polo Campionato Mundial de Boxeo Peso Pesado, os mellores boxeadores ao redor do cambio de século loitaron polo World Colored

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Ned O’Baldwin Shot

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In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Porén, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. A loita profesional no século XIX gozaba dunha mala reputación fóra de

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Preston Anslyn’s Early Exploits

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Before he was promoted to Special Officer, St. Louis Police Officer Preston Anslyn responded to calls for service like any other patrolman. On the morning of February 28, 1916, Anslyn was patrolling the area of Franklin and Jefferson Avenues. A citizen notified Anslyn that 30-year-old Albert Kivet was celebrating after his birthday on February 27th. During his revelry, Kivet agredido

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Dick Tracy, Detective (1945)

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RKO Pictures trouxo o personaxe de cómics Dick Tracy á pantalla grande en decembro 1, 1945. Mentres a película é, en definitiva, un “B” filme feito para ser o primeiro en tocar dúas veces, inda sería de interese para os moitos fans do cómic populares. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit

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Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 anos, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley “The Michigan Assassin” Ketchel was exhausted. Ketchel took a vacation on the Missouri ranch of his friend Colonel R. P. Dickerson in an attempt to regain his strength and enthusiasm for fighting. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at

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Fitz Dethrones Corbett in 1897

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En marzo 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in

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