General Sherman’s St. Louis Home

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Генерал Уилям Tecumseh Sherman на Гражданската война слава имаше дълбоки корени в St. Louis стречинг обратно към 1843. Като войник, the US Army assigned Sherman to Jefferson Barracks. Sherman was also involved in St. Louis businesses as the St. Louis Стрийт Railroad Company президент, докато той напуска St. Louis for the Civil War in 1861.   After the war,

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How To Spread A Martial Art

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3 пъти през последния 150 години, бойните изкуства създават по-модерни версии на по-старите бойни изкуства. За разлика от много предишни системи, новаторите на тези модерни бойни изкуства избраха да споделят тази информация с външни лица и да разпространят своите изкуства по целия свят. Разпространението на Джигоро Кано за джудо е най-добрият казус за това как да се развие и разпространи бойно

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Zbyszko and the Last Shoot Match

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Stanislaus Zbyszko was born Stanislaw Jan Cyganiewicz on April 1, 1880 in Jodlow, Полша, which was part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire. Zbyszko chose the ring name Stanislaus Zbyszko because it was the name of a fictional Polish knight. An article in the Walla Walla, Washington newspaper, The Evening Statesman’s on Tuesday, Февруари 8, 1910, publicized Zbyszko’s university and intellectual accomplishments.

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Prizefighters Meet in Liverpool Pub

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For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, when they stopped in at a

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Easton Taylor Trust Company Robbery

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През месец април 5, 1920, Frederick Charles Smith, известен също като “The Red-Headed Bandit”, walked into the Easton-Taylor Trust Company at 4474 <Педя bbox_x = "733" bbox_y = "795" bbox_w = "98" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Smith had a revolver in each hand and demanded money from the cashier. Fearing for his life, the clerk promptly dropped $15,309 in a sack. John Lanigan, the bank’s president, sat in his office off the lobby

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Hack and What It Takes To Be Great

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George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) е световен рекорд държи щангист и World Heavyweight Champion Wrestling преди кеч бе предварително договорен и повдигачи са използвали стероиди. Hackenschmidt постигнал ниво на величие се дължи на няколко фактора. He achieved a high level of physical fitness. His physical condition allowed him to be the most successful wrestler of his era. A few wrestlers may have been

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Sgt. King’s Home on Lotus Avenue

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Аз преди това пише за инцидент, в който детектив сержант за Св. Louis Полицията е бил застрелян по време на опит за грабеж. Unlike a number of other incidents in Gilded Age St. История на Louis, Detective Sergeant James Martin King’s home in January 1920 still exists. The home is still in excellent condition. 4973 Lotus Avenue was the home of Sgt. King in

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Robbers Kill Detective Sergeant in 1920

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На една студена януарска нощ в 1920, the deadliest year for St. Louis Police, kicked off violently. Two not so-bright robbers attempted to rob one of the largest and bravest officers on the St. Louis РПУ. <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Louis полицейски детектив сержант Джеймс Мартин Кинг вървеше към дома си в 4973 Lotus Avenue чрез N. KINGSHIGHWAY Boulevard, when two

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Chang Апана, The Real Charlie Chan?

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За първи път чух за Chang Апана в Featurette на един от Чарли Чан DVD комплекти. I knew a real life detective inspired Earl Derr Biggers to create Charlie Chan. I did not know who the man was. Chang Apana was that man. Chang Апана (born Ah Ping Chang) декември 26, 1871 on the island of Oahu was

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Secret Чарли Чан (1936)

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The series of the Charlie Chan films starring Warner Oland were probably the strongest films in the Charlie Chan series. Sidney Toler made several good films also but eventually the series would become low-budget “B” films produced by Monogram Pictures. Secret Чарли Чан (1936) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values are better

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