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Posts about miscellaneous history.
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. Men, once Theodore Roosevelt made a pronouncement, he intended to keep his word. Roosevelt valgte sin krigsminister og tidligere guvernør for Filippinerne
På en kold januar nat i 1904, da byen St. Louis was preparing for the World’s Fair which would make it famous, overzealous co-workers killed seven boys and a man. Det var 5:45 p.m. den 13. januar kl den gamle Brown Shoe Company fabrik på hjørnet af Washington Avenue og North ellevte Street. Time for the men to
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. Den August 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.
Den skæbne meget af St. Louis’ historiske bygninger bevise det gamle fast ejendom ordsprog. Det handler om placering, placering, placering. Hvis bygningen er i South St. Louis, det har en bedre chance for at blive frelst, end en bygning på nordsiden. The same could be said for buildings located in the center of the city except
General William Tecumseh Sherman of Civil War berømmelse havde dybe rødder i St. Louis strækker sig tilbage til 1843. Som soldat, the US Army assigned Sherman to Jefferson Barracks. Sherman was also involved in St. Louis businesses as the St. Louis Street Railroad Company præsident, indtil han forlod St. Louis for the Civil War in 1861. After the war,
Jeg skrev tidligere om en episode, hvor en kriminalassistent for St. Louis Politiet blev skudt under et røveri forsøg. Unlike a number of other incidents in Gilded Age St. Louis historie, Detective Sergeant James Martin King’s home in January 1920 still exists. The home is still in excellent condition. 4973 Lotus Avenue was the home of Sgt. King in
I first heard about Chang Apana in a featurette on one of the Charlie Chan DVD sets. I knew a real life detective inspired Earl Derr Biggers to create Charlie Chan. I did not know who the man was. Chang Apana was that man. Chang Apana (born Ah Ping Chang) December 26, 1871 on the island of Oahu was
Dette er en historie om 1942-44 Hebert Street, which is in the Old North St. Louis område af St. Louis, MO. Like its neighbors, denne struktur har set bedre dage. Jeg blev interesseret i bygningen, fordi min oldemor boede på denne adresse i 1930. Min morfar familie boede i den nordlige del af St.. Louis during his