Monthly Archives: March 2014

March 21, 1906

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1906 Ohio passed a law that prohibited hazing by fraternities after two fatalities. Editorials in newspapers at that time asked and demanded to know what the youth of the country’s elite were doing in the college Greek societies across the nation and wanted to know if these young men … Continue reading →

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March 20, 1792

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1792 the French Legislative Assembly approved the use of the guillotine as a quick and humane method of dealing with convicted murders, rapists, and kidnappers. It was stated that the guillotine would be used as a means of last resort and that it was believed that only 200 to … Continue reading →

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March 19, 1908

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1908 the state of Maryland barred Christian Scientists from practicing medicine without first obtaining medical diplomas. Christian Scientists nationwide protested this decision as they claimed (and rightly so) that other states over the next 100 years would also bar Christian Scientists from practicing their religion and would force them … Continue reading →

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March 18, 1966

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1966 Scott Paper began selling paper dresses for $1. Water pistol sales tripled.

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March 17, 1966

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1966 a U.S. submarine found a missing H-bomb in the Mediterranean off the coast of Spain. On January 17, 1966, a USAF B-52 bomber collided with a flying tanker during a mid-air refueling mission over the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain. Both planes exploded, killing their crews … Continue reading →

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March 16, 1836

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1836 – The Republic of Texas approved their new constitution. Texas also wrote a Bill of Rights to be included with their new-fangled constitution and it included the following ‘Rights’ and some ‘Wrongs’. You have the right to wear a ten gallon hat while in church, the right to … Continue reading →

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March 15, 1935

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1935 Joseph Goebbels, German Minister of Propaganda, banned four Berlin newspapers for being too liberal. They didn’t beat the drums loud enough about the ‘Jewish’ problem.

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March 14, 1932

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1932 George Eastman, the founder of the Kodak company, committed suicide. This was several days after visiting and photographing the abandoned home of Charles Dexter Ward located at 100 Prospect Street in Providence Rhode Island. In his suicide note, Mr. Eastman left instructions that all the photographs he’d taken … Continue reading →

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March 13, 1781

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1781 Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus. When his sister and fellow astronomer Caroline Herschel pointed out how people were going to pronounce Uranus and the jokes that were going to be made, William flew into a rage and said “No one of any breeding would EVER pronounce … Continue reading →

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March 12, 1974

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1974  “Wonder Woman” debuted on ABC-TV with the show later airing on CBS-TV. Ten years later, physiologists noticed a sharp increase in the numbers of sexually deviant men in their twenties and thirties who insisted on being tied up and physically assaulted by large breasted women. No one truly … Continue reading →

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