“Terrible” Terry Beats Dixon for Title

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Al gener 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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Al desembre 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 intends to exact revenge on the men who

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Legend of Chief Two Feathers

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Al desembre 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Chief Two Feathers entered the

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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 comença amb el milionari Cyrus J. Els hereus de Rutherford es van reunir per escoltar

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William Muldoon Prepares to Be Champion

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En 1880, William Muldoon would become World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the Greco-Roman style after defeating Thiebaud Bauer, the reigning champion. Before he would accomplish this feat, Muldoon had to pay his dues and prepare for the title tilt with Bauer. En 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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Sherlock Holmes’ Hora Fatal (1931)

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També conegut a El Cardenal Dormir, Sherlock Holmes’ Hora Fatal (1931) és la primera pel · lícula de Sherlock Holmes protagonitzada per Arthur Wontner en el paper principal. La pel · lícula tracta d'un home jove, qui ha estat enganyant al pont per recuperar la seva riquesa perduda. Professor Moriarty utilitza la informació en un intent de fer xantatge al jove Ronald Adair, interpretat per Leslie Perrins.

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Streetcar Strike Claims First Victim

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Dimecres, Maig 9, 1900, el segon dia de St. Louis Streetcar vaga, una bala perduda va matar a Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, un veterà de la Guerra Espanyola-Americana, estava veient un ral · li vaga a la cantonada de Finney i N. Taylor Avenue. Durant la concentració, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a

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Expressionisme a Nosferatu (1922)

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Al març de 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau Nosferatu alliberat (1922). Nosferatu de Murnau va ser l'adaptació de la novel · la Dràcula de Bram Stoker. Murnau es va oblidar de comprar els drets per filmar la història de l'herència de Stoker, que gairebé va portar a aquesta pel · lícula que es va perdre per filmar espectadors. La vídua de Stoker va demandar amb èxit a Murnau i la companyia cinematogràfica alemanya que va produir la pel · lícula. La

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