Jack Johnson, Američki Boks Pioneer

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Jack Johnson je oduvijek bila teška tema za mene. Divim mu hrabrost i snagu u sučeljavanju mržnju i fanatizam u trenutku kada se radi tako da stavite svoj život u opasnosti. On je odbio da se prilagodi i prihvatiti položaj inferiornosti da bijelih Amerikanaca. Još, 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. Na ožujka 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to

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Zaboravili Boxer Sam McVey

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Sam McVey, koji se smatra Idol Pariza, tijekom boksačke karijere iz 1902 to 1921, je u velikoj mjeri i danas zaboravljeni. Jedna od najvećih crnih teškaša svoga vremena, on je bio zamrznut iz borbe za naslov svjetskog prvaka, čak i nakon što Jack Johnson pobijedio Tommy Burns u 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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Na hladnom siječanjske noći u 1904, kada je grad St. Louis was preparing for the World’s Fair which would make it famous, overzealous co-workers killed seven boys and a man. Bilo je 5:45 poslije podne. 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

Koliko često ste čuli najbolje koristiti kratki kopiju ili dugo primjerak za internet marketing. Copy editors will advocate short copy, while other copy writers advocate long copy. Jedna osoba koja vjeruje u uporabi dugi primjerak za prodaju svoje usluge bio William Muldoon. Muldoon was the Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion until he retired to become a

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G.. Moto’s Last Warning (1939)

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In the sixth of eight Mr. Moto films released between 1937 i 1939, Interpol police officer Kentaro Moto pursues a group of international saboteurs. Twentieth Century – Fox Film Corporation released Mr. Moto’s Last Warning (1939) (affiliate link) on January 20, 1939. Peter Lorre returns as the cerebral but deadly Mr. Prijedlog. 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. Kolovoza 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.

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A Tale of Two Turnvereine Halls

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The fate of much of St. Louis’ historic buildings prove the old real estate adage. It’s all about location, location, location. If the building is in the South St. Louis, it has a better chance of being saved than a building on the North Side. The same could be said for buildings located in the center of the city except

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Seymour Hicks u Scrooge (1935)

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Tvrdica (1935) je Twickenham Studios verzija Charlesa Dickensa’ klasik, Christmas Carol. Seymour Hicks igra Ebenezer Scrooge, škrt vlasnik londonskog poslovanja. On zapošljava pomoćnika po imenu Bob Cratchit. Scrooge će na kraju zadovoljiti tri duhove na Badnjak, who will cause a miraculous change in Scrooge’s attitude towards Christmas and his assistant. Seymour Hicks was born

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Aftermath pljačke Union banke

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U petak, Ožujak 13, 1903, Franklin County sudac William Davidson optužen William Rudolph i Georgea Collinsa za pljačke Union banke i ubojstvo Pinkerton detektiva Charles Schumachera. Rudolph i Collins izjasniti “da nije kriv”. Sudac Davidson dodjeljuje tri odvjetnika za zastupanje Rudolph i Collins. William Rudolph gave a confession to the St. Louis media, which was

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