Monthly Archives: December 2014

December 21, 1989

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1989, Vice President Dan Quayle sent Christmas cards to 30,000 of his closes friends and campaign contributors with the message “May our nation continue to be the beakon of hope to the world.” Vice President Quayle subsequently received a dictionary as a gift from President Bush with the word … Continue reading →

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December 20, 1962

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1962 the Osmond Brothers singing group debuted on the Andy Williams Show. Toothpaste and toothbrush sales hit record highs the next week.

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December 19, 1959

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1959, Penn State’s Nittany Lions defeated Alabama 7-0 in the first Liberty Bowl football game. It should be noted that no little boys were touched before, during, or after the game by any of the Penn State coaches, as this was 1959 and criminal sexual behavior against young boys … Continue reading →

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December 18, 1912

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1912, the discovery of the partial skull fragments of the Piltdown Man in East Sussex was announced. This controversial discovery was declared by many in the scientific community to be the missing link between apes and humans. It was later proved to be a hoax in 1953 when scientists … Continue reading →

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December 17, 1969

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1969, the USAF closed Project Blue Book on the orders of National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. The study that started in 1952 collected over 12,000 UFO reports and concluded that most of them were misidentifications of natural phenomena, such as clouds, stars, and upper air mirages, as well as … Continue reading →

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December 16, 1924

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1924, Famed Explorer and Archeologist Hiram Bingham was elected by the state of Connecticut to serve in the US Senate, thereby forcing him to resign as Connecticut’s Governor after serving only one day in office, the shortest term of any Governor in the United States. Hiram Bingham spent more … Continue reading →

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December 15, 1654

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1654 a meteorological office established in Tuscany began recording daily temperature readings and used the first enclosed liquid-in-a-glass thermometer invented by Ferdinand II, the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Interestingly, a meteorological office in Moscow also began recording daily temperature readings later that year when Alexis I, Tsar of Russia … Continue reading →

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December 14, 1939

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1939, Russia was demoted from the League of Nations to the lesser arena, Association of Countries, for lackluster play and the inability to win the “Big” game. Russian Team Owner, Joseph “Man of Steel” Stalin, promised that with the help of his new allies, Germany and Italy, Russia would … Continue reading →

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December 13, 1809

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1809, Ephraim McDowell performed the first abdominal surgery in Danville, KY on 46 year old Jane Todd Crawford. On December 13, 1809 Dr. McDowell was called to the home of Mrs. Crawford and he quickly diagnosed her with an ovarian tumor, in effect giving her a death sentence. She … Continue reading →

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December 12, 1897

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1897, the comic strip, “The Katzenjammer Kids” debuted in the United States. “The Katzenjammer Kids” was the first comic strip to use bubbles over the characters’ heads to indicate which character was speaking.

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