Muldoon Masyadong Marahas para sa French mambubuno

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Noong Hunyo 4, 1883, ang Greco-Roman World matimbang Wrestling Champion William Muldoon nahaharap sanay French mambubuno Jules Rigal sa San Francisco, Kalipornya. Kapag ang wrestlers Nakuha sa kanilang mga putot para sa pagtutugma, ito ay kapangyarihan halata Muldoon ng nais patunayan ng isang mabigat na hamon sa Rigal. Muldoon nakatayo sa paligid 6 talampakan ang taas at weighed sa pagitan ng 193 at 210 pounds sa panahon ng kanyang karera.

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St. Louis Officer Killed by Wanted Man

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The picture of Cornelius O’Keefe in the book, In The Line of Duty: St. Louis Police Officers Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice by Barbara Miksicek, David McElreath and Major Stephen Pollihan, struck me the first time I saw it. With his hair parted down the middle and a big mustache, I could see him walking the streets of Downtown St. Louis

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Salamat, Mr. Paggalaw (1937)

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Sa Bisperas ng Pasko, 1937, ang pangalawang Mr. Moto pelikula, Salamat, Mr. Paggalaw (1937) nakapako Peter Lorre, debuted. International Agent Mr. Moto Nagsusumikap upang protektahan ang Chinese kultural na mga kayamanan mula sa internasyonal na mga kriminal. Ang Pitong-ii-scroll ay magbubunyag ang lugar pagtatago para sa Tomb ng Genghis Khan. Mandirigma Genghis Khan ni reportedly inilibing mahusay na kayamanan sa kanilang mga patay na lider. Mr. Kaibigan ni Moto na si Prince

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Morrissey vs. Sullivan: Fight, Then Feud

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Noong Oktubre 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.

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Oscar and Dorothy Von Burg

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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

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Blind Man Identifies Crooks

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Noong Nobyembre 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,

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Tammany Thugs pagpatay Bill ang Butcher

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Sa Hulyo 1854, Mundo Bareknuckle paglaban para sa pera Champion John Morrissey, sino din inalis na bilang Tammany Hall enforcer, hinamon si William “Bill ang Butcher” Poole sa isang walang pagpipigil barred away kalye. Ang resulta ay isang kahila-hilakbot pamamalo at ilang buwan pagbawi para sa John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, isang part-time prizefighter kanyang sarili. Morrissey made a

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Arthur C. Clemmings (1913 – 1992)

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Arthur C. Clemmings ay ipinanganak sa Huwebes, Abril 3, 1913 sa St. Louis, MO. At the start of World War II, Uncle Art enlisted in the United States Army as a private. Siya ay itinalaga bilang isang semi-bihasang manggagawa metal. Ang kanyang termino ng pagpapatala, na nagsimula noong Setyembre 2, 1942, was for the duration of the war plus six months.

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