Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
My daughter Caity is 21 years old this week. It is a bittersweet birthday because my baby girl isn’t my baby girl anymore. I am so proud of the young woman she has become but as she grew up I regretted not being able to pick her up, wipe her tears and make the “small hurts” go away. Caity came
I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. Katika Januari 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strangle Sorakichi to
Uchunguzi Canary Mauaji (1929) awali ilikuwa risasi kama filamu kimya. Hata hivyo, Mtendaji mkubwa Studio walidhani itakuwa bora kama picha kuzungumza. studio kuchelewa kutolewa mpaka wao inaweza kuongeza sauti na filamu. Aidha ya sauti haikuwa changamoto zake. Kwa bahati mbaya, moja ya nyota kuu ya filamu, Louise Brooks, alikuwa
For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, when they stopped in at a
William Desmond nabbed many thieves during his 17 year career as St. Louis Chief of Detectives. He developed a nationwide reputation as “The Thief Taker”. Siku ya Jumatatu, Oktoba 15, 1900, Chief Desmond nabbed the pants of a thief but not the thief himself. Jonas Washington entered the yard of Shickle, Harrison na Howard Iron Foundry katika Mtaa wa 12 na Gratiot
Sam McVey tired of the lack of opportunity for black fighters in the United States during the early Twentieth Century. McVey decided to leave for Europe in 1907, where he fought until 1911. McVey fought in Australia for three more years before returning to the United States. This brief highlight film from France in 1911 with “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
Juu ya Agosti 31, 1901, Night Watchman William Doherty aligundua Willis Garner burglarizing ofisi ya Schickle, Harrison na Howard Iron Company katika 912 S. Kumi na mbili Street katika St. Louis, Missouri. kampuni chuma walioajiriwa Garner, ambaye akatupa nyundo kichwani Doherty ya. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Mauaji Zaidi ya New York (1940) ni moja ya matoleo ya baadaye ya Charlie Chan mfululizo kwa ajili ya Twentieth Century Fox-Productions. Katika filamu hii, Inspector Chan ni kusaidia rafiki wake wa zamani kutoka Scotland Yard, Inspector Drake, kupata kundi la saboteurs. wapelelezi na nia ya hujuma baadhi hila mtihani hewa katika New York. Inspector Drake is tracing Paul Narvo, who leads
Mnamo Oktoba 6, 1890, local barbers Luther Duncan and Bob Henderson stepped out on to N. 11th Street to settle a quarrel. This area of St. Louis was known as “Deep Morgan”. “Deep Morgan” was home to bordello, flop houses and the toughest African-Americans saloon in the city, Starkes’ Saloon. Both Duncan and Henderson were black barbers, who worked in
Desemba 3, 1896, three men entered the Home Brewery Office in St. Louis at around 2:30 p.m. Cashier Robert Hofferkamp approached the men. The men produced revolvers and told Hofferkamp and his assistant to throw up their hands. The men took $10,000 from the office in what would be a multi-million dollar heist today. The robbers tied up and