Sony It’s nearly time to bid farewell to Sony’s PlayStation Portable, the little handheld that couldn’t-quite in terms of outpacing Nintendo’s DS, a portable that outpaced every other as well as nearly every games console (it’s currently just a few million shy of overtaking Sony’s PlayStation 2 with over 150 million units sold worldwide).
But at just over 75 million units sold, the PSP was still a success by most measures, and in the seven years since its Japanese debut in December 2004, it’s accumulated a catalogue of memorable games (some exclusive, others arguably superior console ports): God of War: Chains of Olympus, Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Daxter, Jeanne D’Arc and so on. Read More...
Profession: Heavyweight Boxing Champion
Biography: "The Manassa Mauler", he held the World Heavyweight Championship from 1919 to 1926.
Born: June 24, 1895
Birthplace: Manassa, Colorado, USA Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Cancer
Died: May 31, 1983 (aged 87)
Cause of Death: Heart failure
Boxing Record 1918-12-16 Jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds 1919-07-04 Jack Dempsey beats champion Jess Willard, retired in 3rd round in Toledo, Ohio for world heavyweight championship 1920-09-06 Jack Dempsey KOs Billy Miske in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1st radio broadcast of a prizefight 1920-12-14 Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in 12 for heavyweight boxing title in NYC 1921-07-02 In boxing's first million dollar gate ($1. Read More...
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Jane Fraser’s promotion as the incoming CEO of Citigroup will make her the first woman to head a major Wall Street bank. Fraser’s rise is the result of a multiyear effort at Citi, the $74 billion financial-services giant, to increase diversity throughout the organization. Read More...
