Bardagaíþróttasagnfræðingur og bardagalistamaður
A 122-ára gamall múrsteinn hús drottnar götu vettvangur á horni Whittier Street og Cook Avenue í St. Louis, Missouri. Smiðirnir reist á 2378 fermetra fæti hús í 1892. Its unique architecture includes a turret balcony on the second floor of the northeast wall. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Í dag, 4200 Cook is
Afi minn Frank O. Elsti bróðir Zimmerman var Robert Harold “Harry” Zimmerman. Þeir höfðu fjögurra eldri hálf-bræður og systur og látinn hálfsystir en Harry var fyrsta barn Parker L. Zimmerman og þriðja kona hans Dolly. Afi myndi fæðast maí 28, 1913. Harry is a bit of a mystery as he died around the
Á Desember 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
When I first started training in martial arts in 1995, the stories tied to the founding of most martial arts were pretty fantastic with superhuman feats of physical prowess and fighting ability attributed to their founders. Whether Kung Fu, Karate or Judo, the founder took the skills learned in previous martial arts, modified it and defeated everyone. These claims are
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, eða 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, Mars 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. Louisans from drowning
Frá 1931 til 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
Í lok 1960 og 1970, amma og afi notuð til að hýsa mánaðarlega kort veislu með þremur ömmu Ellis’ systur og eiginmenn þeirra. Uncle Tony og frænku Agnes Giraudo, Uncle Oscar and Aunt Dorothy Von Berg along with Uncle Art and Aunt Betty Clemmings would join Grandma and Grandpa to play Pinochle. Each family would host one
Á föstudaginn, Október 14, og laugardagur, Október 15, 1904, 42 wrestlers í 7 þyngd flokkar mætt á fyrstu Olympic Games umdeildu í skriðsund Glíma aðferð. Áður Olympic Games voru mótmælt í Greco-Roman stíl glímu. The 1904 Sumarólympíuleikarnir var haldinn í tengslum við að 1904 Heimsins Fair í St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in
Á Desember 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 entered the