Jack Johnson, Amerikano Boxing Pioneer

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Jack Johnson ay palagi nang naging isang matibay na paksa para sa akin. Hahangaan ko ang kanyang tapang at lakas sa confronting galit at pagkapanatiko sa isang oras kapag ang paggawa nito ilagay ang kanyang buhay sa panganib. Tumanggi siya upang sumunod at tanggapin ang isang posisyon ng kahinaan ng klase sa puting Amerikano. Pa, tulad ng maraming mga tao siya ay isang flawed tao. 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. Sa Marso 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to

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Ang Nakalimutang boksingero Sam McVey

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Sam McVey, sino ay itinuturing na ang Idol ng Paris, sa panahon ng kanyang boxing career mula sa 1902 upang 1921, ay higit sa lahat nakalimutan ngayon. Ang isa sa mga pinakadakilang itim heavyweights ng kanyang panahon, siya ay frozen out ng aaway para sa pamagat mundo kahit na matapos Jack Johnson bagsak Tommy Burns sa 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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Sa isang malamig na gabi sa Enero 1904, kapag ang lungsod ng St. Louis was preparing for the World’s Fair which would make it famous, overzealous co-workers killed seven boys and a man. Iyon ay 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

Gaano kadalas narinig mo ito pinakamahusay na gamitin ang maikling kopya o mahaba kopya para sa marketing 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 at 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. Paggalaw. 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. Sa Agosto 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.

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Ang isang kuwento ng Dalawang Turnvereine para sa kainan

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Ang kapalaran ng karamihan sa St. Louis’ mga makasaysayang gusali patunayan ang mga lumang kasabihan real estate. Lahat ng ito ay tungkol sa lokasyon, kinalalagyan, kinalalagyan. Kung ang gusali sa 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 sa kuripot (1935)

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Kuripot (1935) ay Twickenham Studios bersyon ng Charles Dickens’ klasiko, Isang Christmas Carol. Nagpe-play ang Seymour Hicks Ebenezer kuripot, ang kuripot may-ari ng isang London negosyo. Siya Naghahatid ang isang katulong na may pangalang Bob Cratchit. Kuripot ay malaon matugunan tatlong ghosts sa Bisperas ng Pasko, na magiging sanhi ng mapaghimala pagbabago sa saloobin ng kuripot patungo sa Pasko at ang kanyang mga katulong. Seymour Hicks was born

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Resulta ng looban Union Bank

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Sa Biyernes, Marso 13, 1903, ang Franklin County Hukom William Davidson arraigned William Rudolph at George Collins para sa looban ng Union Bank at ang pagpatay ng Pinkerton tiktik Charles Schumacher. Rudolph at Collins makiusap “hindi nagkasala”. Hukom Davidson itinalaga tatlong abogado upang kumatawan Rudolph at Collins. William Rudolph gave a confession to the St. Louis media, na kung saan ay

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