Bardagaíþróttasagnfræðingur og bardagalistamaður
Posts about miscellaneous history.
Á kaldri janúar nótt í 1904, þegar borgin St. Louis was preparing for the World’s Fair which would make it famous, overzealous co-workers killed seven boys and a man. Það var 5:45 p.m. á 13 janúar á gamla Brown Shoe Company verksmiðju í horni Washington Avenue og Norður ellefta Street. Time for the men to
The fate of much of St. Louis’ historic buildings prove the old real estate adage. It’s all about location, location, location. If the building is in the South St. Louis, it has a better chance of being saved than a building on the North Side. The same could be said for buildings located in the center of the city except
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. Þó, once Theodore Roosevelt made a pronouncement, he intended to keep his word. Roosevelt picked his Secretary of War and former Governor of the Phillipines
Ég heyrði fyrst um Chang Apana í featurette á einn af Charlie Chan DVD setur. 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 (Fæddur Ah Ping Chang) á desember 26, 1871 on the island of Oahu was