Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
Op april 13, 1936, Ed "Strangler" Lewis worstelde zijn laatste legitieme wedstrijd met Lee Wykoff
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Op oktober 20, 1916, Ad Santel, een bekende "hoer" of ervaren onderwerpingsworstelaar, ontmoette taro
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Van 1931 naar 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
On January 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a
Op december 1, 1944, Universal Pictures released the latest horror film in the Frankenstein series, House of Frankenstein, with an all-star cast. Boris Karloff, who originally played Frankenstein’s monster, returns to the series as the mad scientist Dr. Niemann. An earthquake releases him and his hunchbacked assistant Daniel from prison. Dr. Niemann intends to exact revenge on the men who
Op december 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 kwam binnen
On Thanksgiving Weekend 1944, Paramount Pictures released One Body Too Many, a comedy-mystery film starring Jack Haley. Haley famously played the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (1939). The film also starred Jean Parker, Lyle Talbot, Douglas Fowley and Bela Lugosi in supporting roles. One Body Too Many begint met miljonair Cyrus J. De erfgenamen van Rutherford kwamen bijeen om naar de verklaring te luisteren
In 1880, William Muldoon would become World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the Greco-Roman style after defeating Thiebaud Bauer, the reigning champion. Before he would accomplish this feat, Muldoon had to pay his dues and prepare for the title tilt with Bauer. In 1876, Muldoon caught the attention of former bare knuckle prizefighting world champion John Morrissey. Morrissey was a former
John L. Sullivan had dominated the prize ring during his career. Possessing a record of 40 wins, no losses and two draws, “The Boston Strong Boy” was considered invincible. Sullivan won the world championship in 1882 and dispensed all challengers culminating with the Fight of the Nineteenth Century with Jake Kilrain. After defeating Kilrain in this epic bout, John L.
Ook bekend bij The Sleeping kardinaal, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931) is het eerste Sherlock Holmes film met Arthur Wontner in de titelrol. De film betreft een jonge man, die is vals spelen bij de brug naar zijn verloren schat te herwinnen. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
Op woensdag, Mei 9, 1900, de tweede dag van de St. Louis Streetcar Strike, een verdwaalde kogel gedood Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, een Spaans-Amerikaanse Oorlog veteraan, keek naar een staking rally op de hoek van Finney en N. Taylor Avenue. Tijdens de rally, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a
Op maart 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau vrijgegeven Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu was aanpassing Murnau's van de roman Dracula van Bram Stoker. Murnau nagelaten de rechten kopen om het verhaal te filmen van Stoker's landgoed, die bijna leidde tot deze film verloren aan kijkers filmen. Stoker's weduwe met succes aangeklaagd Murnau en de Duitse filmmaatschappij die de film produceerde. De