oorsprong Stories: Feit of fiksie?

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Toe ek die eerste keer in gevegskuns begin oefen het in 1995, die stories wat verband hou met die stigting van die meeste vechtkunsten was redelik fantasties met bomenslike prestasies van fisieke bekwaamheid en vegvermoë wat aan hul stigters toegeskryf word. Of Kung Fu, Karate of Judo, die stigter het die vaardighede wat in vorige gevegskuns geleer is, geneem, het dit verander en almal verslaan. Hierdie eise is

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St. Louis Police Protect World’s Fair

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The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, of 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Missouri geskiedenis. Terwyl St. Louis was die grootste stad wes van die Mississippi-rivier, die World's Fair sit dit op die internasionale kaart. Terwyl die billike sou bring bekendheid, toeriste en verhoogde inkomste na die stad,

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“Terrible” Terry Beats Dixon for Title

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Januarie 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a

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House of Frankenstein (1944)

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Op Desember 1, 1944, Universal Pictures released the latest horror film in the Frankenstein series, House of Frankenstein, with an all-star cast. Boris Karloff, who originally played Frankenstein’s monster, returns to the series as the mad scientist Dr. Niemann. An earthquake releases him and his hunchbacked assistant Daniel from prison. Dr. Niemann beoog om wraak te neem op die mans wat

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One Body Too Many (1944)

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On Thanksgiving Weekend 1944, Paramount Pictures released One Body Too Many, a comedy-mystery film starring Jack Haley. Haley famously played the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (1939). The film also starred Jean Parker, Lyle Talbot, Douglas Fowley and Bela Lugosi in supporting roles. One Body Too Many begin met die miljoenêr Cyrus J. Rutherford se erfgename het bymekaargekom om die te hoor

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William Muldoon berei om te Wees Kampioen

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In 1880, William Muldoon sou Wêreld Swaargewig Kampioen Wrestling in die Grieks-Romeinse styl geword na verslaan Thiebaud Bauer, die verdedigende kampioen. Voordat hy sou dié prestasie vermag, Muldoon het sy tol te betaal en voor te berei vir die titel kantel met Bauer. In 1876, Muldoon caught the attention of former bare knuckle prizefighting world champion John Morrissey. Morrissey was a former

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Gentleman Jim KOs Boston Strong Boy

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John L. Sullivan had dominated the prize ring during his career. Possessing a record of 40 wins, no losses and two draws, “The Boston Strong Boy” was considered invincible. Sullivan won the world championship in 1882 and dispensed all challengers culminating with the Fight of the Nineteenth Century with Jake Kilrain. After defeating Kilrain in this epic bout, John L.

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