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Herman Hollerith (February 29, 1860 – November 17, 1929) was a German-American statistician, inventor, and businessman who developed an electromechanical tabulating machine for punched cards to assist in summarizing information and, later, in accounting.
A punch is a striking blow with the fist. It is used in most martial arts and combat sports , most notably western boxing , where it is the only type of offensive technique allowed. In sports, hand wraps or other padding such as gloves may be used to protect athletes and practitioners from injuring themselves.
An 1892 advertisement for The Lively Sparring Bag [1]. Punching bags have been used in martial arts and swordplay for the entire written history of military training. [2] Similar apparatus in Asian martial arts include the Okinawan makiwara and the Chinese mook jong, which may have padded striking surfaces attached to them.
Bolo punch: Occasionally seen in Olympic boxing, the bolo punch is an arm punch which owes its power to the shortening of a circular arc rather than to transference of body weight; it tends to have more of an effect due to the surprise of the odd angle it lands at rather than the actual power of the punch.
Alarm Clocks. 725-2008 Prior to the year 725, no one was ever on time for anything. But that year in China, Yi Xing invented the first known alarm clock, and the descendants of his contraption ...
In 1743, modern boxing gloves were invented by Englishman Jack Broughton. [29] Frenchman Charles Lecour added English boxing gloves to la boxe française. [30] Charles Lecour was a pioneer of modern savate or la boxe française. He created a form where both kicking and punching was used. [31]
The interception heard round the world secured New England’s 28-24 victory and reignited the Patriots’ dynasty. “Life changed fast,” Butler said. Not even Butler saw that coming.
The History Channel's original logo used from January 1, 1995, to February 15, 2008, with the slogan "Where the past comes alive." In the station's early years, the red background was not there, and later it sometimes appeared blue (in documentaries), light green (in biographies), purple (in sitcoms), yellow (in reality shows), or orange (in short form content) instead of red.