Manassa Mauler Knocks Out Giant in 1919

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Habang ang paggawa ng pananaliksik, Natagpuan ko ang larawang ito ng Manassa Mauler pagsasanay para sa kanyang Hulyo 4, 1919 away pamagat na may Jess Willard, ang World matimbang Boxing Champions. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard ay isang higanteng ng isang tao sa 6’06” at 235 pounds. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Gayunman,

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Parker Zimmerman at ang Buhawi ng 1949

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Aking mga mahusay na lolo Parker ay ang biktima ng isa sa pinakamalaking natural na sakuna na matumbok Cape Girardeau, MO, ang 1949 buhawi. Pindutin Ito ang lungsod sa Sabado, Mayo 21, 1949 sa 06:54 p.m. Sa pamamagitan ng 7:00 gabi, Parker Zimmerman ay patay na sa 74 taong gulang. I always found my great grandfather interesting because he led such a varied life

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Auto Thieves Kill Another Policeman

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William Dillon was responding to reports about the murder of Officer McKenna by the Lewis Brothers. Dillon believed that the Lewis Brothers, who were auto and wire thieves, were responsible for McKenna’s death. Dillon proceeded to the DeMorris home at 4232 Athlone Avenue. Nakita niya ang dalawa sa magkapatid na Lewis na pumasok sa garahe sa Ford. Pumasok si Dillon sa garahe

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Wire Thieves Kill Policeman

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Before Friday, Abril 7, 1916, was over, the Lewis brothers would kill two St. Opisyal Louis Police, John McKenna and William Dillon. McKenna was the first to fall, when he interrupted the brothers attempts to steal wire, isang mahalagang kalakal noong Unang Digmaang Pandaigdig. The brothers would kill Dillon, while he investigated McKenna’s murder. Ang St. Louis Police Department assigned

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The Mad Doctor Meets the Somnambulist

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What happens is the first commercially successful art film. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) was released in January 1920 becoming a German and international sensation. It marked the beginning of the German film revival during the 1920s The German Expressionist Movement in German art strongly influenced this film. Expressionist painters drew buildings sloped at odd angles, oddly shaped furniture,

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Joseph Diaz May sa St. Louis sa 1917

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Joseph (Josef) Diaz ay ang aking tiyuhin, Ernest C. Ama ni Diaz. Ernie o ama ay ang anak na lalaki ng Joseph at Marie Diaz nee Moellenberg. Joseph was a first generation immigrant from San Miguel de Allende, Mehiko. Joseph was born on May 12, 1893. Ayon sa kanyang sertipiko ng kamatayan, ang kanyang mga magulang ay Ulalio (Eulalio) Diaz and Betty Diaz nee Ramiro. Mayroon akong

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