Borrokako Kirolen Historialaria eta Martzial Artista
Posts about miscellaneous history.
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. Abuztuaren On 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.
In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Hala ere, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of
Johnny Reagan borrokalari garrantzitsua izan zen St. Louis boxeo eszena XX. mendeko lehen hamarkadan. Jatorriz Brooklyn-ekoa, Reagan St. Louis Jack McKennaren agindupean entrenatzeko. McKennak bere operazioa St. Louis, non bere borrokalaria batez ere St. Louis’ West End Kluba. Reagan goranzko pisua zen garai hartan
Abuztuaren On 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. Urtean 1841, Kenrick was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of St. Louis. When St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati died in Rome during 1843, Bishop Kenrick was appointed Bishop of the St. Louis Diocese. Urtean 1847, du
Oliver Leonard Kirk du boxeolari olinpiko bakarra izateaz urrezko domina bat irabazteko bi pisu klase desberdinetan Olinpiar Jokoen berean bereizketa du. Oliver Kirk balentria hau lortzen bere jaioterrian Olympics 1904. St. Louis anfitrioi hirugarren Olinpiar zehar 1904 Munduko Azoka Erakusketa. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
Irailaren 15, 1919, St. Louis citizens woke up to read about the death of one of their oldest citizens, Alexander Baptiste. Just a few months before his 101st or 102nd birthday depending on which source you believed, Alexander Baptiste passed away from intestinal disease. Urtez, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
Kate Chopin, destacados frantziar familia baten eta garai tokiko autore at alaba, St at erori. Louis 1904 Munduko Azoka abuztuaren 20, 1904. Madame Chopin izan zen bakarra 54 urte ditu eta garuneko hemorragia bat edo aneurism pairatu. Hil zen bere McPherson Avenue etxean zuen abuztuaren 22, 1904. Kate Chopin was born Kate O’Flaherty in St.
Azaroaren on 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Louis”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Louis, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Eduard eta Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 children. St du. Louis Artzapezpikutzak eliza eskaini zuen
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 urte, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley “The Michigan Assassin” Ketchel was exhausted. Ketchel took a vacation on the Missouri ranch of his friend Colonel R. P. Dickerson in an attempt to regain his strength and enthusiasm for fighting. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at
Orduan makina politika eta krimen antolatua da, Kansas City beti nitaz ditu St. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City etxean ere izan zen hainbat goi-profila gangland tiroketak izateko. St. Louis’ azken antolatutako krimenaren buruzagi karta atxilotu zuten. We did have a Democratic party political machine around