Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Huhtikuun 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Lokakuun 20, 1916, Ad Santel, tunnettu "huoria" tai taitava painija, met Taro
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George Collins, the second bank robber involved in the Union, MO bank robbery on December 26, 1902, attempted to escape the St. Louis Jail in January 1904. Besides working with the other prisoners on making a hole in the wall of the jail, he also arranged with a prison guard to have saws smuggled to him. Collins intended to use
Arthur Wontner is arguably the best film portrayer of Sherlock Holmes. His fifth and final outing as Holmes in Murder at the Baskervilles (1937). The film was released in the United Kingdom in 1937 but was not released in America until January 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
In a testament to his foresight and vision, the World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon was preparing to be a fitness trainer even while at the height of his powers as a wrestler. Muldoon held the championship from 1880 until he retired in 1890. During his reign, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,
Halusin kirjoittaa noin yksi minun suosikki elokuvia, Scarlet Pimpernel (1935). It is an adaptation of the novel by the same name, kirjoittanut Baroness Orczy. The film (affiliate link) koskee englantilaista vertaista, who risks his life by saving French aristocrats from the guillotine. Tarinaa mutkistaa se, että ikätoveri on naimisissa
Syyskuun 5, 1984, I walked through the doors of Grover Cleveland High School for the first time. I attended St. Ludvig’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. The St. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. Ludvig’ South
Tammikuu 10, 1927, Universum Film (UFA) released Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927). The German film company produced a science fiction class, which still holds up today. On the Internet Movie Database website (IMDB), users rate it 8.3 out of 10 stars. It is #104 on the Top 250. Teemana, jonka kanssa yhteiskunta on paininut vuoden alusta lähtien
Julius “Uncle Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. Kaarle, MO on March 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Uncle Jules” was seven years older than his sister Caroline Leah “Lee” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Leen haasteena oli kasvattaa kaksivuotias poikansa Gilbert sinkkuna
Syyskuun 27, 1941, Warner Brothers Film Corporation released Sergeant York (1941). The film (affiliate link) tells the story of Sergeant Alvin C. York, a reluctant World War I hero from the small town of Pall Mall, Tennessee. Western film veteran Gary Cooper stars as Sergeant York. The film begins with the contrast of a Sunday church service and the
Before he became St. Louis Chief of Detectives in 1890, William Desmond plied his trade as a Detective with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. During February 1890, Detective Desmond’s persistent efforts to locate two confidence men paid off with the arrest of both men. “Kinch” Keegan and “Thatch” Grady were brother-in-laws and accomplices in several confidence games. Tammikuu
Heinäkuun 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox Films released the final Mr. Liike “B” film starring Peter Lorre as Inspector Kentaro Moto. Mr. Moto vie lomat löytää Mr. Moto accompanying the Queen of Sheba’s Crown from its discovery in an Egyptian archaeological site to a San Francisco museum. Mr. Moto suspects the arch criminal Metaxess, who authorities believed was dead, aikoo