The Big House on Cook Avenue

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A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. Лоуис, Мисури. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 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. Данас, 4200 Cook is

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Роберт Харолд “Harry” Цимерман (1911-1936)

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Мој деда Френк о. Zimmerman’s oldest brother was Robert Harold “Harry” Цимерман. They had a four older half-brothers and sisters and a deceased half-sister but Harry was the first child of Parker L. Цимерман и његова трећа жена Доли. Деда ће бити рођен маја 28, 1913. Хари је помало мистерија док је умро око

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Дицк Траци вс. Crime, Inc. (1941)

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На дан 27, 1941, Republic Pictures released the first chapter of the fourth Dick Tracy serial, Дицк Траци вс. 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

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Origin Stories: Fact or Fiction?

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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

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Свети. Louis Police Protect World’s Fair

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The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, или 1904 Свети. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Лоуис, 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,

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Wrestler Beats Jujitsu Man

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On St. Patrick’s Day, Март 17, 1905, Свети. 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

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Цард Нигхт ат Еллис Хоме

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У касним 1960-их и раних 1970-, моји баба и деда се користи да буде домаћин месечну партију картице са три баке Еллис’ сестре и њихови мужеви. Стриц Тони и тетка Агнес Гираудо, 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

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Врестлинг у 1904 Суммер Олимпицс ин Ст. Лоуис

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У петак, Октобар 14, и субота, Октобар 15, 1904, 42 рвачи у 7 Часови тежина састали у првих Олимпијских игара у спорним методу слободним стилом. Претходне Олимпијске игре су оспорила у грчко-римском стилу рвања. The 1904 Суммер Олимпицс одржан у сарадњи са 1904 Светска изложба у Ст. Лоуис, МО. Свети. Louis was well-represented in

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Legend of Chief Two Feathers

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На дан 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

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