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In Book 5 of the Aeneid, Entelus responds to the challenge of the boxer Dares by throwing his caestus (boxing glove, or gauntlet) into the boxing ring. To "throw down the gauntlet" is to issue a challenge. A gauntlet-wearing knight would challenge a fellow knight or enemy to a duel by throwing one of his gauntlets on the ground.
Rodin Eckenroth/Getty ImagesWhen it comes to movie memorabilia, few film collections have the buying power of the “Star Wars” saga. With a diehard, dedicated fanbase, some folks spend more on ...
FILE - Texas mascot Bevo, center, is walked to the field before an NCAA college football game between Texas and Florida in Austin, Texas, Nov. 9, 2024.
Date Event Winner Prize Runner-up 1 May 9, 1982 $2,500 Ace to Five Draw: Billy Baxter (1/3): $48,750 Bobby Baldwin (0/4): Results: 2 May 10, 1982 $10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw
There were 141 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 9 players finishing in the money. The 1985 Main Event final table featured two players, Berry Johnston and Hamid Dastmalchi, who would go on to win the Main Event later on their careers.
BAKU, Azerbaijan − Russian air defenses downed an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people, four sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan's ...
Allan Myers was born in 1947 in Hamilton, Victoria. [2] [3] [4] He was raised in Dunkeld, Victoria, where his father, John Norman Myers, worked as a butcher following his service as a stoker in the Royal Australian Navy Reserve during World War II. [2] [3] [4] He has five siblings. [3]
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