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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 January 2025. Commonwealth nations holiday on 26 December For other uses, see Boxing Day (disambiguation). "Christmas box" redirects here. For the genus of shrubs, see Sarcococca. Boxing Day Boxing Day crowds shopping at Toronto's Eaton Centre Also called Offering Day Observed by Commonwealth nations ...
Boxing Day is celebrated in Great Britain and some Commonwealth countries, especially Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, according to Encylopedia Britannica. Boxing Day falls on Dec. 26. Origins ...
The Boxing Day Test has cultural significance and often draws large crowds, [3] although increased competition from Twenty20 fixtures in the Big Bash League has led to variances in attendance; the MCG hosted its largest Boxing Day crowd in 2013, the fourth Test of the 2013–14 Ashes series against England.
Third of three fights on this day: 37 Win 28–6–2 (1) Frankie Kitts KO 1 (3) May 1, 1931 21 years, 50 days Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Second of three fights on this day: 36 Win 27–6–2 (1) Joe Brian KO 1 (3) May 1, 1931 21 years, 50 days Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. First of three fights on this day: 35 Win 26 ...
Opening ceremony of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane with mascot Matilda winking to the crowd The ceremony at the QEII Stadium was held on a fine but extremely windy day. The wind was so strong that skydivers who were going to descend into the stadium were cancelled. [ 11 ]
Bruce Lee [b] (born Lee Jun-fan; [c] November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong-American martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and philosopher.He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy which was formed from Lee's experiences in unarmed fighting and self-defense—as well as eclectic, Zen Buddhist and Taoist philosophies—as a new school of martial arts thought.
The benz, named in honour of Karl Benz, has been proposed as a name for one metre per second. [10] Although it has seen some support as a practical unit, [11] primarily from German sources, [10] it was rejected as the SI unit of velocity [12] and has not seen widespread use or acceptance.
Bhima I, was a Chaulukya king who ruled parts of present-day Gujarat, India [8] [page needed] Karna , King from the Chaulukya (Solanki) dynasty of Gujarat [ 8 ] Jayasimha Siddharaja , Indian king who ruled western parts of India [ 8 ]