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On September 21, 1897, Joseph Bloomfield Jackson attempted to sneak into the White House armed with a loaded revolver. Jackson had boasted of plans to attack a high government official for days. Jackson was arrested before he could carry out his plans to attack President McKinley. Police quickly realized Jackson was mentally disturbed. De sendte ham til et asyl i Washington
The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone vender tilbage som Holmes i den ellevte af fjorten omgange som den engelske spejder. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “A” film. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. Efter de
John L. Sullivan var overgangsordningen sværvægter boksning mester. 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
Sam McVey træt af den manglende mulighed for sorte krigere i USA i løbet af det tidlige tyvende århundrede. McVey besluttet at forlade for Europa i 1907, hvor han kæmpede indtil 1911. McVey kæmpede i Australien i mere tre år før han vendte tilbage til USA. Denne korte highlight film fra Frankrig i 1911 med “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
Den August 31, 1901, Night Watchman William Doherty opdagede Willis Garner indbrud kontor Schickle, Harrison og Howard Iron Company på 912 S. Tolvte Street i St. Louis, Missouri. Strygejernet Virksomheden beskæftigede Garner, der kastede en hammer på Doherty hoved. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Oktober 6, 1890, lokale barberer Luther Duncan og Bob Henderson trådte ud på til N. 11th Street at afvikle et skænderi. Dette område af St. Louis var kendt som “Deep Morgan”. “Deep Morgan” was home to bordello, flop huse og den hårdeste afrikansk-amerikanere saloon i byen, Stærk’ Saloon. Både Duncan og Henderson var sorte barberer, der arbejdede i
Den December 3, 1896, tre mænd kom ind i Hjem Brewery kontor i St. Louis omkring 2:30 p.m. Kasserer Robert Hofferkamp nærmede mændene. Mændene fremstilles revolvere og fortalte Hofferkamp og hans assistent til at kaste op deres hænder. Mændene tog $10,000 fra kontoret i, hvad der ville være en multi-million dollar kup i dag. The robbers tied up and
Ed “Strangler” Lewis er en af de to bedste amerikanske professionelle wrestlere nogensinde. Mens Lewis var en legitim submission wrestler, der kunne slå enhver i en brydekonkurrence, han arbejdede næsten udelukkende i forudaftalte opvisningskampe. I 1929, han deltog i en kamp med en professionel fodboldspiller, der blev wrestler, Gus Sonnenberg. Sonnenberg var på Providence Steam Roller,
Den December 8, 1903, Sam Langford fought the reigning lightweight boxing champion in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to fighting Langford, most boxing experts felt Joe Gans could not be beaten in a legitimate bout. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Gans was able to break the color barrier by winning the World Lightweight Boxing Championship. Sam Langford is often considered
Peter Lorre reprises his role as Mr. Kentaro Moto, Interpol Agent, in Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938). James Tinling directed this film and Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1937). Tinling’s participation caused Lorre to portray Mr. Moto more like Inspector Chan with a little jujitsu thrown in. I denne film, Mr. Moto underviser en kriminel efterforskningsklasse til flere spirende efterforskere, herunder