A Brief History On October 28, 2006, former heavyweight champ, Trevor Berbick, was beaten to death with a metal pipe while in a church in Jamaica. Berbick lost his first defense of his boxing title to Mike Tyson, by TKO, but apparently his murderer hit even harder than Iron Mike! Digging Deeper Many boxers have come to a premature end, about 500 due to injuries from boxing, others for various reasons. We list a few of those notably unlucky pugilists: Champion Sugar Ray Robinson killed Jimmy Doyle in a welterweight title match in 1947, In 1933, Primo Carnera pummeled Ernie…
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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 28th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 28, 1453, the Bohemian city of Prague witnessed the crowing of Ladislaus the Posthumous as King. On October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World), that great beacon of freedom welcoming immigrants into New York Harbor, for many, the gateway to a better life in the United States. On October 28, 1919, The…
A Brief History On October 28, 2001, the indie movie, Donnie Darko, was released. Although, like most movies, numerous lines are noted as “memorable,” we find only “Why are you wearing that stupid bunny suit?” asked by Donnie to the large, demonic rabbit to be the best line in the film. Digging Deeper All films have memorable lines, some more than others. Here are some of our favorites: “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn!” Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind, 1939. “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” The Captain in Cool Hand Luke, 1967. “A…
A Brief History On October 28, 1453, the Bohemian city of Prague witnessed the crowing of Ladislaus the Posthumous as King. Although you may think the name implies the guy was dead when crowned, it really referred to his father having died before the birth of Ladislaus. We have previously discussed some goofy names, and today ask you to tell us which monarch had the goofiest name, and we provide a list you can choose from, or you can name your own choice. Digging Deeper Æthelred the Unready, England Charles the Bald, West Francia Charles the Child, Aquitaine Charles the…
A Brief History On October 28, 1995, the subway system that serves Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, was the scene of a terrible fire that resulted in the deaths of 289 people, making it the worst subway related tragedy in history. Among the dead were 286 passengers and 3 subway employees, and sadly, 28 of the deceased passengers were children. Another 270 people were injured, but believe it or not, it could have been worse! Digging Deeper The reason things were not at least marginally worse was the heroism of Chingiz Babayev, an Azerbaijan Army veteran that risked his own…