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April 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Oktober 20, 1916, Ad Santel, a noted “hooker” or skilled submission wrestler, met Taro
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Fra 1931 til 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
Januar 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
Desember 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
Desember 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 entered the
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 begynner med millionær Cyrus J. Rutherfords arvinger samlet seg for å høre
I 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. I 1876, Muldoon caught the attention of former bare knuckle prizefighting world champion John Morrissey. Morrissey was a former
John L. Sullivan hadde dominert premien ring i løpet av sin karriere. Besitter en registrering av 40 vinner, ingen tap og to uavgjorte, “The Boston Strong Boy” ble ansett uovervinnelig. Sullivan vant VM i 1882 og utlevert alle utfordrerne kulminerte med Fight av det nittende århundre med Jake Kilrain. Etter å ha beseiret Kilrain i dette episke bout, John L.
Også kjent at The Sleeping Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931) er den første Sherlock Holmes film med Arthur Wontner i tittelrollen. Filmen handler om en ung mann, som har vært utro på broen for å gjenvinne sin tapte formue. Professor Moriarty bruker informasjonen i et forsøk på å utpresse den unge mannen Ronald Adair, portrettert av Leslie Perrins.
På onsdag, May 9, 1900, den andre dagen av St. Louis Streetcar Strike, en bortkommen bullet drept Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, en veteran spansk-amerikanske krigen, var å se en streik rally på hjørnet av Finney og N. Taylor Avenue. Under rally, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a
På Mars 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau utgitt Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu var Murnau tilpasning av Dracula romanen av Bram Stoker. Murnau unnlatt å kjøpe rettighetene til å filme historien fra Stokers eiendom, som nesten førte til denne filmen som tapt til film seere. Stokers enke hell saksøkt Murnau og det tyske filmselskapet som produserte filmen. Den