Jack Johnson, Amerika Boxing Pioneer

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Jack Johnson selalu menjadi subjek sulit bagi saya. Saya mengagumi keberanian dan kekuatan dalam menghadapi kebencian dan kefanatikan dalam waktu ketika melakukan hal itu menempatkan hidupnya dalam bahaya. Dia menolak untuk menyesuaikan diri dan menerima posisi rendah diri untuk Amerika putih. Namun, 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. Pada bulan Maret 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to

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William Muldoon Uses Long Copy

Seberapa sering Anda mendengar terbaik untuk menggunakan salinan pendek atau tulisan yang panjang untuk pemasaran Internet. 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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Mr. Moto’s Last Warning (1939)

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In the sixth of eight Mr. Moto films released between 1937 dan 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. Gerakan. 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. Pada Agustus 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 di Gober (1935)

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Orang kikir (1935) adalah versi Twickenham Studios dari Charles Dickens’ klasik, A Christmas Carol. Seymour Hicks memainkan Ebenezer Scrooge, pemilik kikir dari bisnis London. Dia mempekerjakan seorang asisten bernama Bob Cratchit. Gober akhirnya akan memenuhi tiga hantu di malam Natal, who will cause a miraculous change in Scrooge’s attitude towards Christmas and his assistant. Seymour Hicks was born

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Buntut dari Perampokan Union Bank

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Pada hari Jumat, Maret 13, 1903, Franklin County Hakim William Davidson diseret William Rudolph dan George Collins untuk perampokan dari Union Bank dan pembunuhan Pinkerton Detektif Charles Schumacher. Rudolph dan Collins memohon “tidak bersalah”. Hakim Davidson ditugaskan tiga pengacara untuk mewakili Rudolph dan Collins. William Rudolph gave a confession to the St. Louis media, yang tadi

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