General Sherman’s St. Louis Home

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Генерал Вільям Текумсе Шерман із громадянської війни слави мав глибоке коріння в Санкт-. Луї йдуть в 1843. Як солдат, the US Army assigned Sherman to Jefferson Barracks. Sherman was also involved in St. Louis businesses as the St. Louis Street Railroad Company President until he left 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 times over the last 150 років, martial artists created more modern versions of older martial arts. Unlike many prior systems, the innovators of these modern martial arts chose to share this information with outsiders and spread their arts around the world. Jigoro Kano’s dissemination of Judo is the best case study for how to develop and spread a martial

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Zbyszko and the Last Shoot Match

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Станіслава Zbyszko народився Станіслав Ян Cygankiewicz квітня 1, 1880 в Jodlow, Польща, яка входила до складу Австро-Угорської імперії. Zbyszko chose the ring name Stanislaus Zbyszko because it was the name of a fictional Polish knight. Стаття в Walla Walla, Газета Вашингтон, The Evening Statesman’s on Tuesday, Лютий 8, 1910, розголос університетів та інтелектуальні досягнення ZBYSZKO в.

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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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Квітень 5, 1920, Фредерік Чарльз Сміт, також відомий, як “Рудий бандит”, увійшов в Істон-Тейлора Trust Company в 4474 Істон Avenue. Сміт був револьвер в кожній руці і зажадав гроші у касира. Fearing for his life, the clerk promptly dropped $15,309 в мішку. 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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Джордж Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) was a world record holding weightlifter and World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion before wrestling was prearranged and lifters were using steroids. Hackenschmidt achieved a level of greatness due to several factors. 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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Сержант. King’s Home on Lotus Avenue

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Я раніше писав про інцидент, в якому детектив сержант для St. Луї поліції був застрелений під час спроби пограбування. Unlike a number of other incidents in Gilded Age St. Луї історія, 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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У холодний вночі в січні в 1920, the deadliest year for St. Луї поліції, kicked off violently. Two not so-bright robbers attempted to rob one of the largest and bravest officers on the St. Департамент Louis поліції. Вулиця. Луї поліції сержант Джеймс Мартін Кінг йшов до себе додому на 4973 Лотос-авеню через N. Kingshighway бульвар, when two

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Чанг АПАН, The Real Charlie Chan?

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Я вперше почув про Чанг Апани в короткометражний фільм на одному з множин Чарлі Чан DVD. 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. Чанг АПАН (born Ah Ping Chang) Грудень 26, 1871 on the island of Oahu was

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Секрет Чарлі Чана (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. Секрет Чарлі Чана (1936) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values are better

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