On This Day In 1928…
Future Nobel Prize Winning Mathematician John Forbes Nash was born in Bluefield, West Virginia. His life was portrayed in the Oscar winning movie ‘A Beautiful Mind‘ starring Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly.
Day: June 13, 2016
On This Day in 1935…
On the 13th of June at Madison Square Garden in New York City, challenger James J. Braddock defeated the world heavyweight champion, Max Baer, in a 15-round match. “The general reaction in most quarters was described as, ‘the greatest fistic upset since the defeat of John L. Sullivan by Jim Corbett’.” This fight is the Read More …