Историчар борбених спортова и борилачки уметник
Posts about miscellaneous history.
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 године, 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
Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Пијук” у Ст. Louis during the 1904 Сајам. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Лоуис, the match would not occur until 1908 у Чикагу,
Кејт Шопен, ћерка истакнутог француског породици и у то време локални аутор, срушио у Ст. Лоуис 1904 Светски сајам августа 20, 1904. Мадам Шопен је био само 54 година и претрпео мождани крварење или анеуризме. Умрла је у својој кући на авенији МцПхерсон августа 22, 1904. Kate Chopin was born Kate O’Flaherty in St.
На августа 17, 1891, Свети. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. У 1841, Kenrick was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of St. Лоуис. When St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati died in Rome during 1843, Bishop Kenrick was appointed Bishop of the St. Louis Diocese. У 1847, the
Оливер Леонард Кирк је разлика у томе што је једини олимпијски боксер који је освојио златну медаљу у два одвојена одељења масе у истим Олимпијским играма. Оливер Кирка остварио тај подвиг у свом родном граду Олимпијским играма у 1904. Свети. Током Луј домаћин трећег олимпијада 1904 Светски сајам изложби. Као париски Игре четири године пре, Свети. Louis gave
Септембар 15, 1919, Свети. 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. Годинама, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
У среду, Новембар 26, 1902, 110 couples arrived at the St. Louis Marriage License Bureau to be officially married on Thanksgiving. The 110 couples broke the previous record set in 1901. This record would also only stand for one year until 1903. Beginning at 9 сати пре подне. and continuing until 5 после подне, Recorder Hahn issued license after license as three ministers
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. <Спан ббок_к = "289" ббок_и = "553" ббок_в = "56" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "255" плави = "255" алфа = ", 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
After Theodore Roosevelt won reelection in his own right during November 1904, TR impetuously announced he would not run for another term. His inner circle, particularly his wife Edith, would think the decision a mistake. <Спан ббок_к = "289" ббок_и = "553" ббок_в = "56" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "255" плави = "255" алфа = ", once Theodore Roosevelt made a pronouncement, he intended to keep his word. Roosevelt picked his Secretary of War and former Governor of the Phillipines
When it comes to machine politics and organized crime, Kansas City has always outshone St. Лоуис. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City was also home to several high-profile gangland shootings. Свети. Лоуис’ last organized crime leader was arrested for playing cards. We did have a Democratic party political machine around