Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
122-aastane telliskivimaja domineerib tänavapilt nurgal Whittier Street ja Cook Avenue St. Louis, Missouri. Puidust püstitatud 2378 ruutmeetril maja 1892. Selle ainulaadse arhitektuuri juurde kuulub kirdeseina teisel korrusel asuv tornrõdu. Kui esimene ehitatud, 4200 Cook pidi olema muljetavaldav site. Täna, 4200 Kokk on
Minu vanaisa Frank O. Zimmerman’s oldest brother was Robert Harold “Harry” Zimmerman. They had a four older half-brothers and sisters and a deceased half-sister but Harry was the first child of Parker L. Zimmerman ja tema kolmas abikaasa Dolly. Vanaisa sünnib mai 28, 1913. Harry on veidi mõistatus, kuna ta suri selle ümbruses
On detsember 27, 1941, Republic Pictures released the first chapter of the fourth Dick Tracy serial, Dick Tracy vs. 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
Kui ma esimest korda võitluskunstide alal treenima hakkasin 1995, Lood, mis on seotud enamiku võitluskunstide loomisega, olid päris fantastilised, nende asutajatele omistati üliinimlikud kehalised võimed ja võitlusvõime. Kas Kung Fu, Karate või judo, asutaja võttis varasemates võitluskunstides õpitud oskused, muutis seda ja alistas kõik. Need väited on
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, või 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Missouri ajalugu. Kuigi St. Louis oli suurim linn Lääne Mississippi jõe, maailma Fair panna see rahvusvahelise kaart. Kuigi õiglane tooks tuntuse, turistid ja suurenenud tulud linna,
Pärit 1931 kuni 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
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, my grandparents used to host a monthly card party with three of Grandma Ellis’ sisters and their husbands. Uncle Tony and Aunt 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
On 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. Samal ajal kui avamine kõlab
Reedel, Oktoober 14, ja laupäeval, Oktoober 15, 1904, 42 maadlejate 7 kaalukategooriate kohtusid esimest olümpiamängude vaidlustada vabamaadluse meetod. Enne olümpiamänge vaidlustas kreeka-rooma stiilis maadlus. The 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in
On detsember 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. Pealik Kaks Sulge sisenesid