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Posts about miscellaneous history.
Сьнежня 1, 1938 ў 5:15 вечара, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 гадоў. While enjoying robust strength his whole life, Baptiste’s doctor discovered he had stomach cancer in June 1938. The doctor operated on Baptiste but was unable to remove all the cancer. Baptiste had been living at his country home
Будынкі - гэта проста груды дошак і цэглы без прывязаных да іх гісторый. During November 1912, Вуліца. Афіцэр паліцыі Луіса Артур Хадлстан быў забіты ўмоўна-датэрміновым забойцам Альбертам Уайтфілдам. Уайтфілд здзівіў сваю грамадзянскую жонку, who was entertaining another gentleman caller. Whitefield attempted to kill her before two St. Louis Police Officers responded to her cries for
During February 1901, Вуліца. Louis professional wrestler and local businessman George Baptiste reluctantly filed for divorce from his wife, Nellie May Baptiste, alleging desertion. It was actually the second time, Baptiste filed for divorce from Mrs. Baptiste. During the summer of 1896, Baptiste was vacationing in Millford, Connecticut. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to
Студзеня 7, 1903, Вуліца. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond married 24-year-old Hannah McLaughlin in a ceremony he hoped to keep secret. The 46-year-old Desmond always said he would never marry due to the dangers of his job. Аднак, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, Санкт-. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
122-гадовы цагляны дом дамінуе вулічная сцэна на рагу Уиттиера вуліцы і варыць праспекце ў Санкт. Луіс, Місуры. Будаўнікі ўзвялі 2378 квадратных футаў дом у 1892. Its unique architecture includes a turret balcony on the second floor of the northeast wall. Калі ўпершыню пабудаваны, 4200 Кухар павінен быў вялікі ўчастак. Сёння, 4200 Cook is
У пятніцу, Кастрычнік 14, and Saturday, Кастрычнік 15, 1904, 42 wrestlers in 7 weight classes met in the first Olympic Games contested in the freestyle wrestling method. Prior Olympic Games were contested in the Greco-Roman style of wrestling. The 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Луіс, Місуры. Вуліца. Louis was well-represented in
On September 5, 1984, I walked through the doors of Grover Cleveland High School for the first time. I attended St. Луіс’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. Санкт-. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. Луіс’ South
On September 21, 1897, Joseph Bloomfield Jackson attempted to sneak into the White House armed with a loaded revolver. Jackson had boasted of plans to attack a high government official for days. Jackson was arrested before he could carry out his plans to attack President McKinley. Police quickly realized Jackson was mentally disturbed. Яны адправілі яго ў вашынгтонскі прытулак
Theodore Roosevelt made a fateful decision on Election Day 1904. He announced after being elected to the Presidency in his own right after ascending to the office upon the assassination of William McKinley that he would not run for another term in 1908. Roosevelt had served almost a full term before his election as McKinley was assassinated in September 1901.
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 “Hack” ў Санкт-. Louis during the 1904 Сусветная выстава. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Луіс, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,