Jack Johnson, American Boxing Pioneer

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Jack Johnson has always been a tough subject for me. I admire his courage and strength in confronting hatred and bigotry in a time when doing so put his life in danger. He refused to conform and accept a position of inferiority to white Americans. Още, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife

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An Epic 61 Round Draw

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In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. На март 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to

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Забравените Boxer Sam Маквей

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Sam Маквей, който е бил смятан идола на Париж, по време на боксов си кариера от 1902 за 1921, е почти забравено днес. Един от най-големите черни тежка категория на своето време, той беше замразен от борбата за световната титла, дори и след Jack Johnson победи Томи Бърнс в 1908. McVey lost to Jack Johnson three times early in his career

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Nine Boys and A Man Fall Down Shaft

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На една студена януарска нощ в 1904, , когато градът на St. Louis was preparing for the World’s Fair which would make it famous, overzealous co-workers killed seven boys and a man. Беше 5:45 p.m. on January 13th at the old Brown Shoe Company factory at the corner of Washington Avenue and North Eleventh Street. Time for the men to

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William Muldoon Uses Long Copy

Колко често сте го чули най-добре да използвате кратко копие или дълго копие за интернет търговия. Copy editors will advocate short copy, while other copy writers advocate long copy. One person who believed in the use of long copy for selling his services was William Muldoon. Muldoon was the Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion until he retired to become a

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Г-н. Moto’s Last Warning (1939)

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In the sixth of eight Mr. Moto films released between 1937 и 1939, Interpol police officer Kentaro Moto pursues a group of international saboteurs. Twentieth Century – Fox Film Corporation released Mr. Moto’s Last Warning (1939) (филиал на връзката) on January 20, 1939. Peter Lorre returns as the cerebral but deadly Mr. Движение. Ricardo Cortez plays Fabian the Great, a ventriloquist,

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Wrestler Saves Drowning Priest

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George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. Louis’ resident all-around athlete before taking over the company, Baptiste Tent and Awning, founded by his father Alexander Baptiste. Besides plying his trade as an occasional but accomplished professional wrestler, Baptise was a powerful swimmer. На August 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.

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A Tale на Две Turnvereine Halls

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Съдбата на голяма част от St. Louis’ исторически сгради доказват старата поговорка недвижими имоти. Това е всичко за местоположение, място, място. Ако сградата е в Св South. Louis, той има по-добър шанс да бъдат спасени от сградата от северната страна. The same could be said for buildings located in the center of the city except

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Seymour Hicks in Scrooge (1935)

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Scrooge (1935) is Twickenham Studios version of the Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol. Seymour Hicks plays Ebenezer Scrooge, the miserly owner of a London business. He employs an assistant named Bob Cratchit. Scrooge will eventually meet three ghosts on Christmas Eve, who will cause a miraculous change in Scrooge’s attitude towards Christmas and his assistant. Seymour Hicks was born

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Aftermath на грабеж на Union Bank

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В петък, Март 13, 1903, Франклин Каунти Съдия Уилям Дейвидсън обвинен Уилям Рудолф и Джордж Колинс за обира на банка съюз и убийството на Пинкертон детектив Чарлз Schumacher. Рудолф и Collins пледира “не е виновен”. Съдия Дейвидсън назначен три адвокати да представляват Рудолф и Collins. William Rudolph gave a confession to the St. Louis media, which was

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