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Juni 4, 1883, den græsk-romerske World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon står dygtig fransk wrestler Jules Rigal i San Francisco, Californien. Når bryderne strippet til deres kufferter til kampen, det var indlysende Muldoon magt ville vise sig en formidabel udfordring for Rigal. Muldoon stod omkring 6 meter høj og vejede mellem 193 og 210 pounds during his career.
The picture of Cornelius O’Keefe in the book, In The Line of Duty: St. Louis politifolk, der bragte det ultimative offer ved Barbara Miksicek, David McElreath og major Stephen Pollihan, struck me the first time I saw it. Med hans hår skiltes ned i midten og en stor overskæg, I could see him walking the streets of Downtown St. Louis
Juleaften, 1937, den anden hr. Moto film, Tak, Mr. Motion (1937) staring Peter Lorre, debuterede. International Agent Hr. Moto bestræber sig på at beskytte kinesiske kulturskatte fra internationale forbrydere. De Syv Ruller vil afsløre skjulested for Tomb Djengis Khan. Genghis Khan’s warriors reportedly buried great treasure with their dead leader. Mr. Moto’s friend Prince
Oktober 12, 1853, 23 year-old John Morrissey would meet 40 year-old “Yankee” Sullivan for the American and possibly World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Sullivan had been considered the champion since Tom Hyer, who had beaten Sullivan previously, retired instead of fighting Sullivan in a rematch. Sullivan claimed the title and was backed by Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.
Charlie Chan på Wax Museum (1940) stjernespækket Sidney Toler som Charlie Chan er min favorit Charlie Chan film. Charlie Chan søger efter en morder i en voks museum. The wax museum is a front for a plastic surgeon, who changes the appearance of wanted criminals for a price. The surgeon Dr. Cream, af C spillede. Henry Gordon, også
Uncle Oscar Von Burg and Aunt Dorothy Von Burg nee Mosblech were my grandparents’ closest friends. Grandma Ellis and Aunt Dorothy were sisters separated in age by about a year and a half. Grandpa Ellis and Uncle Oscar became close friends when they were dating the sisters. Neither Uncle Oscar nor Grandpa danced, so they would escort Grandma and Aunt
On April 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox released the seventh of eight Mr. Motion “B” movies. Mr. Moto in Danger Island begins with Mr. Moto on a ship headed to Puerto Rico. Mr. Motion, played by Peter Lorre, and several passengers are watching a wrestling match. Twister McGurk, played by Warren Hymer, is wrestling Sailor Sam, played by Ward Bond. Mr. Motion
På November 7, 1890, Chief of Detectives William Desmond brought in Pat Kennedy, a low-level St. Louis crook, who was suspected of stealing 20 cents from a cigar store on North 9th Street. A 3rd District St. Louis Police Officer captured Kennedy after he robbed a Miss Minnie Mullaney at 16th Street and Franklin Avenue. Kennedy proved a first-rate coward,
I juli 1854, World Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, who also severed as Tammany Hall enforcer, udfordret William “Bill the Butcher” Poole til et nej tabuer gadekamp. The result was a terrible beating and several month recovery for John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, en deltids Prizefighter selv. Morrissey made a
Arthur C. Clemmings blev født på torsdag, April 3, 1913 i St. Louis, MO. At the start of World War II, Uncle Art enlisted in the United States Army as a private. Han blev tildelt som en specialarbejder metalarbejder. Hans valgperiode for hvervning, som begyndte på September 2, 1942, was for the duration of the war plus six months.