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George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) was a world record holding weightlifter and World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion before wrestling was prearranged and lifters were using steroids. Hackenschmidt achieved a level of greatness due to several factors. He achieved a high level of physical fitness. His physical condition allowed him to be the most successful wrestler of his era. A few wrestlers may have been
I previously wrote about an incident in which a Detective Sergeant for the St. Louis Police was shot during a robbery attempt. Unlike a number of other incidents in Gilded Age St. Historia Louis, Detective Sergeant James Martin King’s home in January 1920 still exists. The home is still in excellent condition. 4973 Lotus Avenue was the home of Sgt. King in
Sherlock Holmes en la Perla de la Muerte (1944) es el noveno de los catorce películas de la serie protagonizada por Basil Rathbone como Sherlock Holmes. En esta película, Holmes is battling archcriminal Giles Conover, interpretado por Miles Mander. Conover is attempting to steal a valuable pearl from the British Museum. He is aided in his crimes by accomplices Naomi Drake and The
En una fría noche de enero en 1920, the deadliest year for St. Policía Louis, kicked off violently. Two not so-bright robbers attempted to rob one of the largest and bravest officers on the St. Departamento de Policía de Louis. St. Louis Police Detective Sergeant James Martin King was walking to his home at 4973 Lotus Avenue via N. Kingshighway bulevar, when two
La primera vez que oí hablar de Chang Apana en un featurette sobre uno de los conjuntos de Charlie Chan DVD. I knew a real life detective inspired Earl Derr Biggers to create Charlie Chan. I did not know who the man was. Chang Apana was that man. Chang Apana (born Ah Ping Chang) on December 26, 1871 on the island of Oahu was
The series of the Charlie Chan films starring Warner Oland were probably the strongest films in the Charlie Chan series. Sidney Toler made several good films also but eventually the series would become low-budget “B” films produced by Monogram Pictures. El secreto de Charlie Chan (1936) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values are better
I have spent a lot of time studying different rank systems. The rank system seems to be a modern concept started by Dr. Jigaro Kano, an educator, who wanted a system of grading to separate students. Over the next century, numerous styles adopted the belt rank system but the only commonality was the belt systems meant what the creator decided
El jueves, Junio 12, 1919, Earl Hunter and Charles Bergman, un preso en libertad condicional y ex convicto, celebrada el Trust Company Meramec poco después de su inauguración en 07:00 a.m. The robbery was not well planned and even more poorly executed. La esquina de la Avenida Virginia y Meramec Street fue uno de los bloques de la calle de coches más concurridos de la ciudad. The robbers had
Una de las cosas que siempre me impresionó de los Gracies es la forma en que fueron capaces de llegar generación tras generación de instructores de primer nivel. Después de leer una serie de artículos acerca de su sistema de correa original, etc., Empecé a adaptar algunos de sus métodos con nuestros propios estudiantes. Once the student reaches Green Belt, we allow them to start
Mientras hacía la investigación, He encontrado esta foto de la formación Manassa Mauler por su 04 de julio, 1919 pelea por el título con Jess Willard, las World Heavyweight Champions boxeo. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard era un gigante de un hombre a las 6’06” y 235 libras. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Sin embargo,