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Från 1931 till 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
I slutet av 1960 och början av 1970-talet, mina morföräldrar som används som värd för ett månadskort parti med tre av mormor Ellis’ systrar och deras män. Farbror Tony och tant 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
På November 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
På fredag, Oktober 14, och lördag, Oktober 15, 1904, 42 brottare i 7 viktklasser möttes i de första olympiska spelen ifrågasatta i freestyle brottning metoden. Tidigare OS bestreds i grekisk-romersk stil i brottning. Den 1904 Sommar-OS hölls i samband med 1904 Världsutställningen i St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in
På 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 gick in i
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 hade dominerat prisringen under sin karriär. Besitter ett register över 40 vinner, inga förluster och två oavgjorda, “The Boston Strong Boy” ansågs oövervinnerliga. Sullivan vann VM i 1882 och förpackat alla utmanare kulminerade med Fight av artonhundratalet med Jake Kilrain. Efter att ha besegrat Kilrain i denna episka bout, John L.
På onsdag, Maj 9, 1900, the second day of St. Louis Streetcar Strike, a stray bullet killed Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, a Spanish-American War veteran, was watching a strike rally at the corner of Finney and N. Taylor Avenue. During the 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. Sullivan var övergångstungviktspris slåss mästare. 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