Tammany Thugs Murder Bill the Butcher

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I juli 1854, World Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, who also severed as Tammany Hall enforcer, udfordret William “Bill the Butcher” Poole til et nej tabuer gadekamp. The result was a terrible beating and several month recovery for John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, en deltids Prizefighter selv. Morrissey made a

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Døden af ​​chefen Rat

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William T.”Willie” Egan took over “Egan’s Rats” on the death of his older brother Tom in 1919. Thomas “Snake” Kinney and his childhood friend and brother-in-law Tom Egan formed St. Louis’ criminal organization in the late 1800s. Both Kinney and Tom Egan were saloon keepers and Democratic politicians. They employed “the Rats” for political slugging and other criminal activities. Thomas

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Thug Beats World Champ in Street Brawl

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På juli 26, 1854, the bare knuckle champion John Morrissey met occasional bare knuckle fighter William Poole in a no rules street brawl. What followed would be the worst five minutes of John Morrissey’s life. Oktober 23, 1853, the 22-year-old Morrissey beat Yankee Sullivan for the world bare knuckle championship in a disputed decision. Sullivan actually knocked Morrissey out

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Professor Yamashita kommer til Amerika i 1902

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Sam Hill, a Seattle businessman, brought Professor Yoshiaki Yamashita to the United States in 1902. Professor Yamashita intended to help spread Dr. Jigoro Kano’s relatively new martial art of Judo. Accompanying Professor Yamashita was his student Mitsuyo Maeda. Maeda would go on to teach Carlos Gracie in Brazil. The Gracies modified the techniques into the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Over

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M (1931)

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Den maj 11, 1931, Fritz Lang’s classic film M (affiliate link) blev udgivet i Berlin, Tyskland. Udover at være på de fleste lister toppen 100 film af alle tid, Fritz Lang believed his finest film was M (1931). Filmen er historien om en række barn mord, der finder sted i Berlin. The police are determined to catch

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Streetcar Strike Claims Policeman

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Torsdag aften, Maj 31, 1900, Albert Koenig, en strejke sympatisør med en historie af psykisk sygdom, skød og dræbte Patrolman Dennis Crane. Patrolman Crane og flere andre officerer reagerede på området på grund af rapporter om Koenig truende andre borgere. Koenig indtastet Eas og Sons Saloon på det sydvestlige hjørne af S. Broadway and Osage Streets. Koenig may have

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Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931)

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Også kendt på The Sleeping Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931) is the first Sherlock Holmes film (affiliate link) starring Arthur Wontner in the title role. Filmen omhandler en ung mand, der har været snyd på broen for at genvinde sin tabte formue. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed

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Bulldog Drummond’s Bride (1939)

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På juli 12, 1939, Paramount Pictures released the final film in their “B’ series adaptation of the Bulldog Drummond story. Bulldog Drummond’s Bride (1939) starred John Howard for the seventh final and time as Captain Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond. Heather Angel returns as Phyllis Clavering, Drummond’s long time fiance. Phyllis has given Bulldog Drummond one last chance to marry her or

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