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This Date In Manka Bros.History- Feb 2, 1973:

King Khan - the rock band of future studio CEO Khan Manka, Jr. (son of Manka Bros head Harry Manka) - had their first paying gig at the Tonga Hut in North Hollywood.

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February 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - February 1, 1970:

Manka Bros.’ President and COO Lloyd Grohl is born in Brooklyn, NY.

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February 1, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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This Date In Manka Bros History - Jan 31, 1945:

Manka Bros launched MB Records. The first release: ‘War Sounds: The Battle of the Bulge’ recorded live Dec 22, 1944 during some of the heaviest fighting.

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January 31, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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This Date In Manka Bros History- Jan 30, 1909:

‘Kittens Playing With Balls Of Twine’ - filmed by Simeon Manka while recovering from a mental breakdown in a Sanatorium - became a hit movie and saved the studio from financial ruin.

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January 30, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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This Date In Manka Bros History - Jan 29, 1966:

MC Comics’ ‘The Heckler’ Issue #1 was released. The character notoriously stalked and terrorized stand-up comedians in New York’s East Village.

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January 29, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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This Date In Manka Bros History-Jan 28, 1937:

A Manka Bros theater troupe - The Manka Players - is flown into Spain to perform skits and plays for the Loyalist fighters during the Spanish Civil War.

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January 28, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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This Date In Manka Bros History-Jan 26, 1968:

Manka Bros released the world’s longest film - the 840 hour epic- ‘56 Long Stories About Bulgaria.’ It was screened once (36 days) at a cinema in Reseda.

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January 26, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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This Date In Manka Bros History-Jan 27, 1928:

Manka Bros released its first ‘All-Talking’ movie - ‘The Serpent’s Tongue Featuring The Crazy Czech & Sally.’

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January 27, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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This Date In Manka Bros History-Jan 25, 1933:

Studio head Khan Manka attended his first (and last) Hollywood Underground Communist Meeting.

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January 25, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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This Date In Manka Bros History- Jan 24, 2016:

‘Jugglers For Peace’ hit the festival circuit. The film followed California jugglers after they went to the Congo to ‘Juggle For Peace’ in an effort to stop the bloody civil war.

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January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - January 23, 1958:

An actor portrayed studio chief Harry Manka in a LIFE Magazine ad for Manka Bros. Movie Star Clove Flavored Chewing Gum with the tag ‘Tastes Like An Oscar!’

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January 23, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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Chopin - PIano Sonatas No. 2 and 3 - Mazurkas, Op. 59 - Ivo Pogorelich, Garrick Ohlsson, Piano

Full Liner Notes and Review Here:
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January 22, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - Jan 22, 1969:

‘The Paste Eaters’ - villainous children who terrorize Small Town, USA - make their first appearance in ‘Rotten Egg’ Comics Issue #38.

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January 22, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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This Date In Manka Bros History- Jan 21, 1948:

‘Frankula vs. Drakenstein’ opens. The horror mash-up caused a movie-going sensation not seen since the ‘Dracula’ in 1931.

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January 21, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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This Date In Manka Bros History- Jan 20, 1947:

Film director Chuck Steed took the cast and crew of ‘The Asp of Luxor’ hostage and threatened to blow up Manka Bros. Stage 13 - beginning a 36-day standoff.

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January 20, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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This Date In Manka Bros History-Jan 19, 2016:

‘Buried Alive: A New Musical’ opened on Broadway. While the show received good reviews, the disturbing subject matter and stressful songs exhausted audiences and it closed in a month.

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January 19, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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This Date In Manka Bros History- Jan 18, 1952:

The Mankaland Fun Park in Inglewood, CA, was closed forever after oil was discovered under the Tilt-A-Whirl. Manka Bros didn’t own the land and had no claim to the oil reserves.

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January 18, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - Jan 17, 1939:

Manka Bros. releases 200 cats around the studio lot to take care of a mouse infestation in the soundstages.

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January 17, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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This Date In Manka Bros History - Jan 16, 1964:

Manka Bros unveiled MankaSphere2000™ for the New York World’s Fair. The technology was touted as an immersive projection system that ‘puts the audience in the movie.’

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January 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - Jan 15, 1975:

‘Oh, God, NO!’ opened in theatres. The ‘meteor-destroys-the-Earth’ movie terrified a nation already on edge.

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January 16, 2026 at 2:20 AM
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This Date In Manka Bros History-Jan 14, 1999:

Manka Bros abandoned plans to build a theme park in the Amazon Rainforest after several A-list celebrities expressed their outrage.

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January 14, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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This Date In Manka Bros History-Jan 13, 1973:

The All-New John & Yoko Super Mysteries animated series premiered on MBS Kids' Saturday cartoon block.

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January 13, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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This Date In Manka Bros History - Jan 12, 1920:

Manka Bros. opens its first foreign office in Sofia, Bulgaria, to teach locals how to make films and grow the industry.

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January 13, 2026 at 3:37 AM
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This Date In Manka Bros History - Jan 11, 1937:

‘The Mouse, The Bird, And The Sausage’ (Manka's animated film based on a Brothers Grimm fairy tale) was released months ahead Disney’s ‘Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs.’

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January 11, 2026 at 9:58 PM