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Topsy (c. 1875 – January 4, 1903) was a female Asian elephant who was electrocuted at Coney Island, New York, in January 1903.Born in Southeast Asia around 1875, Topsy was secretly brought into the United States soon thereafter and added to the herd of performing elephants at the Forepaugh Circus, who fraudulently advertised her as the first elephant born in the United States.
Topsy, the famous "Baby" elephant, was electrocuted at Coney Island on January 4, 1903. We secured an excellent picture of the execution. The scene opens with keeper leading Topsy to the place of execution. After copper plates or electrodes were fastened to her feet, 6,600 volts of electricity were turned on.
The Nashville Network was launched as a basic cable and satellite television network on March 7, 1983, operating from the now-defunct Opryland USA theme park near Nashville, Tennessee. Country Music Television (CMT), founded by Glenn D. Daniels, beat TNN's launch by two days to become the first country music cable television network.
A Wisconsin couple was electrocuted attempting a ... in nature and believed to be caused by electrocution from fractal wood burning," Chief Deputy Chad Billeb said at a news conference Thursday ...
A 29-year-old Sugar Creek Township man died Tuesday from apparent electrocution while working installing lines for MCTV.
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Chris Clark (real name Chris Botsaris; born December 9, 1938 [1]) is the former lead news anchor at WTVF in Nashville, Tennessee. Clark's tenure at WTVF began in 1966 (then known as WLAC-TV), and lasted until his retirement on May 23, 2007. His 41 years at WTVF makes him one of the longest-tenured anchors in American television history.
NewsChannel 5+ was introduced and launched in September 1996 as an all-news and information cable-only channel for the Nashville area. [16] In addition to locally produced shows and newscast repeats, NewsChannel 5+ also carried programming from All News Channel until that service folded in September 2002. After that point, the channel's ...