Evanas “Žmogžudys” Lewisas Turimas

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I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. Sausio 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strangle Sorakichi to

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Would Be Assassin’s St. Louis Roots

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Rugsėjo 21, 1897, Joseph Bloomfield Jackson attempted to sneak into the White House armed with a loaded revolver. Jackson had boasted of plans to attack a high government official for days. Jackson was arrested before he could carry out his plans to attack President McKinley. Police quickly realized Jackson was mentally disturbed. They sent him to a Washington asylum

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The Woman in Green (1945)

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The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Bazilikas Rathbone'as grįžta kaip Holmsas per vienuoliktą iš keturiolikos posūkių kaip angliškas slapyvardis. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “A” filmas. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. Po jų

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Sullivan Wins Fight of the 19th Century

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John L. Salivanas buvo pereinamasis sunkiasvoris prizas kovos čempionu. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was

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Pareigūnas ir pasipriešinti pavaduotojas žiauraus žmogaus

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Rugpjūčio 31, 1901, Naktinis sargas Williamas Doherty atrado Willis Garner burglarizing apie Schickle biurą, Harrison ir Howardas Geležis Įmonės metu 912 S. Dvyliktoji Gatvė St. Louis, Misūris. Geležies įmonėje dirbo Garner, kas išmetė plaktukas ne Doherty galvos. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his

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Toughest Saloon on Deep Morgan

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Spalio 6, 1890, local barbers Luther Duncan and Bob Henderson stepped out on to N. 11th Street to settle a quarrel. This area of St. Louis was known as “Deep Morgan”. “Deep Morgan” was home to bordello, flop houses and the toughest African-Americans saloon in the city, Starkes’ Saloon. Both Duncan and Henderson were black barbers, who worked in

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Lewisas perleido titulą Sonnenbergui

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Ed “Strangler” Lewisas yra vienas iš dviejų geriausių visų laikų Amerikos profesionalių imtynininkų. Nors Lewisas buvo teisėtas imtynininkas, kuris imtynių varžybose galėtų įveikti bet ką, jis dirbo beveik vien iš anksto suplanuotose parodose rungtynėse. Į 1929, jis dalyvavo rungtynėse su profesionaliu futbolininku tapusiu imtynininku, Gusas Sonnenbergas. Sonnenbergas buvo ant Providence Steam Roller,

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Langford Defeats The Great Gans

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Gruodžio 8, 1903, Sam Langford fought the reigning lightweight boxing champion in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to fighting Langford, most boxing experts felt Joe Gans could not be beaten in a legitimate bout. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Gans was able to break the color barrier by winning the World Lightweight Boxing Championship. Sam Langford is often considered

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