Історик єдиноборств і майстер єдиноборств
After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. У розквіті сил, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. В 35 years of age and nearly 300
On February 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Луїс. Спочатку, the American Bankers Association hired private detectives. After the detectives were unable to discover any serious leads, the association turned the case over to the St. Департамент Louis поліції. When the bank association turned over the
Квітень 17, 1909, African-American heavyweight boxer Joe Jeanette met World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey for the title in a fight to the finish. Before the classic bout was complete, the men would box for 49 rounds over 3 hours and 30 хвилин. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, when
Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. Луїс, Missouri on June 17, 1903. “Babe” was the second child and first daughter born to my second great-uncle Julius “Uncle Jules” Johannpeter and his wife Bertha Johannpeter nee Horst. My grandfather Gilbert Ellis spent a lot of his time with Uncle Jules family, while he was growing up. Grandpa Ellis’ father
Січень 7, 1903, Вулиця. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond married 24-year-old Hannah McLaughlin in a ceremony he hoped to keep secret. The 46-year-old Desmond always said he would never marry due to the dangers of his job. Однак, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, Санкт-. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. Луїс, Міссурі. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. Його унікальна архітектура включає балкон-башточку на другому поверсі північно-східної стіни. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Сьогодні, 4200 Кухар є
My grandfather Frank O. Zimmerman’s oldest brother was Robert Harold “Harry” Циммерман. They had a four older half-brothers and sisters and a deceased half-sister but Harry was the first child of Parker L. Zimmerman and his third wife Dolly. Grandpa would be born May 28, 1913. Гаррі є трохи загадкою, оскільки він помер навколо
Грудня 27, 1941, Republic Pictures released the first chapter of the fourth Dick Tracy serial, Дік Трейсі проти. 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
Коли я вперше почав тренуватися бойовими мистецтвами в 1995, Історії, пов’язані з заснуванням більшості бойових мистецтв, були досить фантастичними, їхнім засновникам приписували надлюдські подвиги фізичної майстерності та бойових здібностей.. Чи кунг-фу, Карате або дзюдо, засновник взяв навички, отримані в попередніх бойових мистецтвах, змінив його і переміг усіх. Ці претензії є
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, або 1904 Вулиця. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Луїс, 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,