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William T.”Willie” Egan je prevzel “Podgane Egan je” o smrti svojega starejšega brata Tom v 1919. Thomas “Kača” Kinney in njegov prijatelj iz otroštva in brat-v-zakon Tom Egan oblikovana St. Louis’ Kriminalna združba je v poznih 1800. Oba Kinney in Tom Egan bili salon rejci in demokratični politiki. Zaposleni “Podgane” za politično zbijanjem in druge kriminalne dejavnosti. Thomas
Julija 26, 1854, gole členek prvak John Morrissey izpolnjeni občasna gole členek borec William Poole v nobena pravila ulici pretepu. Kaj sledi, bi bilo najhujše pet minut John Morrissey življenja. Oktobra 23, 1853, 22-year-old Morrissey premagati Yankee Sullivan za svetovno gole členek prvenstvu v sporni odločbi. Sullivan actually knocked Morrissey out
Sam Hill, Seattle poslovnež, prinesel profesor Yoshiaki Yamashita v Združene države Amerike v 1902. Profesor Yamashita naj bi se pomaga širiti dr. Jigoro Kano je relativno nova borilna veščina juda. Spremljevalni Profesor Yamashita je bil njegov učenec Mitsuyo Maeda. Maeda bi šel na poučevati Carlos Gracie v Braziliji. The Gracies modified the techniques into the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Over
I first read about William Muldoon in a biography of John L. Sullivan, the last bare knuckle heavyweight champion. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare-knuckle bouts. John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain fought the last major bare-knuckle bout in 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. He was in terrible
On Thursday night, Lahko 31, 1900, Albert Koenig, a strike sympathizer with a history of mental illness, shot and killed Patrolman Dennis Crane. Patrolman Crane and several other officers responded to the area due to reports of Koenig menacing other citizens. Koenig entered Eas and Sons Saloon at the southwest corner of S. Broadway and Osage Streets. Koenig may have
The 1900 St. Louis Streetcar Strike je bilo streljanje vojna med delavskim razredom in zgornjega razreda. Začelo se je kot ukrepa delovnih mest s tramvajem delavcev na novo konsolidirane Streetcar linij. Vendar, hitro razdelili mesto z delavskim razredom podpirajo stavko, medtem ko zgornji in strokovne razredi kljuboval stavko. The result was a deadly
Ko sem odraščala, Pogosto sem slišala babica Ellis, Alvina M. Mosblech Ellis, govoriti o svojih dveh izgubljenih sester. Svojo najstarejšo sestro Margaret in njena sestrica Loretta je izgubila, preden je njen 40. rojstni dan. Margaret B. Mosblech je bil prvi od štirinajstih otrok, rojenih Eduard in Magdalena Mosblech. Great Aunt Margaret was born on June 10, 1908. As
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) released After The Thin Man (1936), the sequel to the popular Thin Man (1934), on Christmas Day 1936. The film is one of 14 films William Powell and Myrna Loy made together. Powell and Loy play Dashiell Hammet’s characters Nick and Nora Charles respectively. Nick Charles formerly worked as a private detective before marrying the wealthy heiress Nora.
Jack Johnson je bil vedno trd predmet zame. Občudujem njegov pogum in moč pri soočanju sovraštvo in fanatizem, v času, ko je to dal svoje življenje v nevarnosti. On je zavrnil, da ustrezajo zahtevam in sprejme stališče manjvrednosti na belih Američanov. Še, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife
In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. Marca 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to