Morrissey vs. Sullivan: Fight, Then Feud

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Oktober 12, 1853, 23 year-old John Morrissey would meet 40 year-old “Yankee” Sullivan for the American and possibly World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Sullivan had been considered the champion since Tom Hyer, who had beaten Sullivan previously, retired instead of fighting Sullivan in a rematch. Sullivan claimed the title and was backed by Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.

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Charlie Chan i Dangerous Money (1946)

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Farlig Penger (1946) er den nest siste Charlie Chan film stjernegalleri Sidney Toler fra Monogram Pictures. Etter Sidney Toler død, Roland Winters ville ta over rollen for ni flere filmer. This film allows us to appreciate Toler’s portrayal of Inspector Chan for close to the last time. This film was the tenth for Monogram and his twenty-first portrayal

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Tammany Thugs Murder Bill the Butcher

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I juli 1854, Verdens Bareknuckle prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, who also severed as Tammany Hall enforcer, utfordret William “Bill the Butcher” Poole til en ingen har utestengt gatekamp. The result was a terrible beating and several month recovery for John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, en deltidsPrizeFighter seg. Morrissey made a

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Death of the Head Rat

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William T.”Willie” Egan overtok “Egan er Rats” på at hans eldre bror Tom i 1919. Thomas “Snake” Kinney og hans barndomsvenn og svoger Tom Egan dannet St. Louis’ kriminell organisasjon på slutten av 1800-tallet. Både Kinney og Tom Egan var sedan keepere og demokratiske politikere. De næringsdrivende “rottene” for politisk slugging og andre kriminelle aktiviteter. Thomas

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