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September 18, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 19, 1985

This Day in Manka Bros History- September 19, 1985:

Manka Bros tests Mankapture – a revolutionary motion capture suit which would change the special effects business forever. While several actors were badly injured during the tests, no one was killed!

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September 17, 2023September 17, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 18, 2019

This Day in Manka Bros History – Sept 18, 2019:

Studio Chairman & CEO Khan Manka, Jr. appoints his daughter, Connie (now 15), to the Manka Bros. Board of Directors, where she is co-chair of the audit and finance.

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September 15, 2023September 15, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 15, 1950

This Day in Manka Bros History – Sept 15, 1950:

Inspired after seeing Mont St. Michel, Simeon Manka unveils a plan to build a floating, self-sustaining, city of the future – Mont St. Manka. This model was destroyed by his brother, Harry, five minutes after unveiling because it had ‘nothing to do with motion pictures!’

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September 5, 2023September 5, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 5, 1930

This Day in Manka Bros. History – September 5, 1930:

Khan Manka (Sr.) and Carl Laemmle box each other for the film rights to ‘Frankenstein.’ Laemmle won – though many say the match was fixed.

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August 25, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – August 25, 2008

This Day in Manka Bros History – August 25, 2008:

Manka Bros. breaks ground on the $5 billion Manka Fun Park Yemen. Original grand opening was 2010 – but, currently, TBD… due to war.

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August 18, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – August 18, 1964

This Day in Manka Bros History – August 18, 1964:

Harry Manka’s dream of being the first studio mogul to orbit the Earth ends after a rocket he had built explodes during a test.

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August 17, 2023August 17, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – August 17, 1986

This Day in Manka Bros. History – August 17, 1986:

The Great Burbank Tornado of ‘86 destroys five Manka Bros. soundstages.

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August 10, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – August 10, 2012

This Day in Manka Bros. History – August 10, 2012:

Daft Punk’s Tales From The Arabian Nights premieres on MBS – combining the literary epic ‘One Thousand And One Nights’ with… Daft Punk’s DJ techno stuff.

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This Date In Manka Bros. History – July 22, 1959

This Day in Manka Bros. History – July 22, 1959:

Vice President Richard Nixon visits Manka Bros. Studios and marvels at Harry Manka’s elaborate executive phone bugging system. He would later use this system to bug his political opponents.

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This Date In Manka Bros. History – June 18, 1916

This Date in Manka Bros. History – Jun e 18, 1916:

Khan Manka (Sr.) loses his beloved pet lion, “Slats,” to Samuel Goldwyn in one hand of poker. Slats would go on to become MGM’s iconic “Leo The Lion.”

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