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From 1931 to 1954, Lum agus Abner áitiú ar an láthair i measc na seónna is coitianta le linn na ré Sean Am Raidió. Chester Lauck agus Norris Goff fhreastail an Ollscoil Arkansas chéile. Lauck agus Goff d'fhorbair ina dhiaidh sin a n-seó Lum agus Abner bunaithe ar an saol i Arkansas. The show struck a cord with many listeners. My wife’s grandmother once told
Sna 1960í déanacha agus na 1970í luatha, mo sheantuismitheoirí a úsáidtear chun óstach ar páirtí cárta míosúil le trí cinn de Grandma Ellis’ deirfiúracha agus a n-husbands. Uncail Tony agus Aintín Agnes Giraudo, Uncail Oscar agus Aintín Dorothy Von Berg chomh maith le Uncail Ealaín agus Aintín Betty Clemmings bheadh páirteach Grandma agus Grandpa Pinochle a imirt. Each family would host one
Ar Samhain 1, 1931, Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures released The Phantom (1931), a low-budget thriller. The film opens with a death row inmates escape from the prison on the day of his execution. After he jumps from the prison wall to the top of the train, a plane with a rope ladder picks up the prisoner. While the opening sounds
Ar Dé hAoine, Deireadh Fómhair 14, and Saturday, Deireadh Fómhair 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. An 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in
Ar Nollaig 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. Chuaigh an Príomh-Dhá Cleití isteach sa
Last week, it was testing preparation at Willow Martial Arts. We went through the walking drills, forms and self-defense required for Taekwondo testing. As I observed the students preparing, I remembered a statement Master Pat Weseman often told me when I was a colored belt preparing for my next Taekwondo test. “Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.”
John L.. Sullivan had dominated the prize ring during his career. Possessing a record of 40 wins, no losses and two draws, “The Boston Strong Boy” was considered invincible. Sullivan won the world championship in 1882 and dispensed all challengers culminating with the Fight of the Nineteenth Century with Jake Kilrain. After defeating Kilrain in this epic bout, John L..
Ar Dé Céadaoin, Bealtaine 9, 1900, an dara lá de Naomh. Louis streetcar Stailc, le piléar fáin maraíodh Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, veteran Cogadh na Spáinne-Mheiriceánach, bhí ag breathnú rally stailc ar an choirnéal Finney agus N. Taylor Ascaill. I rith na rally, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a
Most self-defense programs are made up of striking or grappling techniques. A few self-defense systems use techniques from both. Striking and grappling techniques can both be effective but sometimes a defender needs an equalizer. Policeman carry night sticks and tasers for this reason. The laws of the United States ban most weapons but one tool legal to carry anywhere is
John L.. Bhí Sullivan an trom-mheáchain idirthréimhseach duais troid curadh. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was