Following World War II, the On July 20, , Hitler cheats death as a bomb planted in a briefcase goes off, but fails to kill him. High-ranking German officials had made up their minds that Hitler must die.
He was leading Germany in a suicidal war on two fronts, and assassination was the only way to stop Live TV. This Day In History. History Vault. Art, Literature, and Film History. Native American History. Space Exploration. Sign Up. He was born in the hour of the dragon from 6 a. According to Chinese astrology, this is a powerful omen for a life that would greatly impact other people. Lee grew up in Hong Kong. When he lost a street fight to a local gang in Hong Kong, he began studying Wing Chun , a traditional form of Southern Chinese kung fu.
Since there was so much violence in Hong Kong, his parents decided to send him back to the US to get an education. After living in San Francisco for a while, Lee moved to Seattle where he waited tables and taught martial arts.
In , Lee opened two martial arts studios, and the next year, he gave a demonstration of his skills at the International Karate Championships in Long Beach, California. He demonstrated his now famous "One Inch Punch," a punch that stops an inch from the opponent's torso, followed by another punch that can propel an opponent backward several feet into the air. There, he was offered a part on The Big Boss. It was a huge success and made him famous overnight. In search of better acting roles than Hollywood was offering, Lee returned to Hong Kong in the early s and successfully established himself as a star in Asia with the action movies.
His sudden death at the young age of 32 led to rumors and speculation about the cause of his demise. One theory held that Lee had been murdered by Chinese gangsters while another rumor circulated that the actor had been the victim of a curse.
Explore » «. Entertainment: I like to buy my own Diamonds, say's Sushmita Sen Not long after, she was given the tragic news. He was dead. But at that point, he may have already been dead for a while. Early theories started creeping up: Did he die in a fight? Was he beaten by a group in the Tsim Sha Tsui neighborhood? The questions were all over the place. The hospital also issued a release, pointing at cerebral edema. While the cover-up worked at first, the press was steadfast.
She was questioned, but stuck to the fabricated story, opening up more mysteries. Working out the play by play, it all seemed to line up. And for the greater part of a few decades, that remained the story. Still, theories were tested. One story was that Lee died with an erection — and a Hong Kong photographer actually managed to bribe a morgue worker to take pictures of the corpse to see if it was true. While he got a picture of his face, she stopped him before he got any lower.
But then the photos of his face started a new theory: He was poisoned since his face was so bloated. Then in , a report in Taipei Times said it was an unknown epileptic condition. That matched up with the May incident since he had been in a hot room without any circulation. Every explanation seemed to have an element of believability.
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