“Terrible” Terry Beats Dixon for Title

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Urtarrilaren On 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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Abenduaren on 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. Niemannek mendekua egiteko asmoa du gizonen aurka

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Legend of Chief Two Feathers

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Abenduaren on 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 Cyrus J milioidunarekin hasten da. Rutherforden oinordekoak entzuteko bildu ziren

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William Muldoon Prepares to Be Champion

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Urtean 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. Urtean 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 nagusi zuen saria eraztuna bere ibilbidean zehar. Erregistro bat edukitzea 40 garaipen, no galerak eta bi zozketa, “The Boston Strong Boy” invencible jotzen zen. Sullivan munduko txapelketa irabazi zuen 1882 eta errezeten challengers guztiak siglo XIX Fight Jake Kilrain batekin batera zelarik. Kilrain garaituz epiko bout honetan ostean, John L.

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Sherlock Holmes’ Ordua konponezin (1931)

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Sleeping Cardenal at ere ezaguna, Sherlock Holmes’ Ordua konponezin (1931) lehen Sherlock Holmes film Arthur Wontner protagonista izenburua rola da. Filmaren gizon gazte bat kezkatzen, nork du iruzurra dira zubi at bere aberastasuna galduak berreskuratu. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.

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Espresionismoa Nosferatu-n (1922)

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Martxoan 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau kaleratu Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu Murnau en Drakula eleberriaren egokitzapena Bram Stokerren zen. Murnau ahaztutako eskubideak erosteko istorioa filmatzeko Stokerren finka batetik, horrek ia film hau galtzen ari ikuslek filmatzeko ekarri. Stoker’s widow successfully sued Murnau and the German film company that produced the motion picture. The

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