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A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. Bere arkitektura berezia ipar-ekialdeko hormaren bigarren solairuan dorre-balkoi bat barne hartzen du. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Gaur egun, 4200 Cook da
Nire aitona 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 eta bere hirugarren emaztea Dolly. Aitona jaio zen maiatzean 28, 1913. Harry pixka bat misterioa da inguruan hil baitzen
Abenduaren on 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
When I first started training in martial arts in 1995, the stories tied to the founding of most martial arts were pretty fantastic with superhuman feats of physical prowess and fighting ability attributed to their founders. Whether Kung Fu, Karate or Judo, the founder took the skills learned in previous martial arts, modified it and defeated everyone. These claims are
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, edo 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Missouri history. While St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River, the World’s Fair put it on the international map. While the fair would bring notoriety, tourists and increased revenue to the city,
Etatik 1931 arte 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
Berandu, 1960ko eta 1970eko, hileko txartela festa bat ostalari Amona Ellis hiru erabili nire aiton-amonak’ arrebak eta bere senarrak. Osaba Tony eta izeba 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
Azaroaren on 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
Ostiralean, Urria 14, eta larunbatean, Urria 15, 1904, 42 wrestlers 7 pisua klaseak lehen Olinpiar Jokoetan freestyle borroka metodoa impugna bildu zen. Aurretik Olinpikoetan greko-erromatar borroka estiloa impugna ziren. The 1904 Summer Olympics batera ospatu zen 1904 Munduko Azoka St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in
Abenduaren on 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 entered the