Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. Zu seiner einzigartigen Architektur gehört ein Turmbalkon im zweiten Stock der Nordostwand. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Heute, 4200 Koch ist
Mein Großvater Frank O. Zimmerman’s oldest brother was Robert Harold “Harry” Zimmerman. They had a four older half-brothers and sisters and a deceased half-sister but Harry was the first child of Parker L. Zimmerman und seine dritte Frau Dolly. Großvater geboren werden sollte Mai 28, 1913. Harry ist ein bisschen rätselhaft, da er um die herum starb
On December 27, 1941, Republic Pictures released the first chapter of the fourth Dick Tracy serial, Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941). Once again, Ralph Byrd played Detective Dick Tracy. In this series, Dick Tracy works with “The Commission” to attack crime but suspects one of the members of the commission is the mysterious Ghost. The Ghost’s henchman Lucifer, played
Als ich mit dem Kampfsporttraining begann 1995, Die Geschichten, die mit der Gründung der meisten Kampfkünste verbunden waren, waren ziemlich fantastisch, wobei ihren Gründern übermenschliche Leistungen in Bezug auf körperliche Stärke und Kampffähigkeiten zugeschrieben wurden. Ob Kung Fu, Karate oder Judo, Der Gründer übernahm die in früheren Kampfkünsten erlernten Fähigkeiten, modifizierte es und besiegte alle. Diese Behauptungen sind
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, oder 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Missouri history. While St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River, the World’s Fair put it on the international map. While the fair would bring notoriety, tourists and increased revenue to the city,
On St. Patrick’s Day, März 17, 1905, St. Louis sports fans were treated to a special match between local professional wrestler George Baptiste and traveling Japanese jujitsu practitioner Arata Suzuki. Baptiste delighted local fans by quickly defeating Suzuki in two straight falls. George Baptiste was a professional wrestler and all-around athlete, whose powerful swimming saved many St. Louisaner vor dem Ertrinken
Aus 1931 to 1954, Lum and Abner occupied a spot among the most popular shows during the Old Time Radio era. Chester Lauck and Norris Goff attended the University of Arkansas together. Lauck and Goff later developed their show Lum and Abner based on life in Arkansas. The show struck a cord with many listeners. My wife’s grandmother once told
In den späten 1960er und frühen 1970er Jahren, meine Großeltern verwendet werden, um eine monatliche Party-Karte mit drei von Oma Ellis Gastgeber’ Schwestern und ihre Ehemänner. Onkel und Tante Agnes Tony Giraudo, Onkel Oscar und Tante Dorothy Von Berg zusammen mit Onkel und Tante Betty Kunst Clemmings würde Oma und Opa registrieren um Pinochle spielen. Each family would host one
Am Freitag,, Oktober 14, and Saturday, Oktober 15, 1904, 42 wrestlers in 7 weight classes met in the first Olympic Games contested in the freestyle wrestling method. Prior Olympic Games were contested in the Greco-Roman style of wrestling. Die 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in
On December 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Chief Two Feathers betrat die