Monthly Archives: June 2015

June 30, 1986

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1986 the US Supreme Court ruled that states could ban homosexual acts. In a 5-4 vote in “Bowers vs. Hardwick” the Court held that homosexual acts were not protected by the right to privacy. Citing this decision, in 1987, James Smith of Waco, Texas had his neighbor John Smith … Continue reading

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June 29, 2011

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2011 Pope Benedict XVI announced the launch of the Vatican’s news website “Vatican General Information News Association” and it would be found at news.vagina. When the Pope was asked why name it news.vagina, he said was because it was news from the Va(tican) G(eneral) I(nformation) N(ews) A(ssociation) and that … Continue reading

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June 28, 2007

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2007 the American bald eagle was removed from the endangered species list. The US Fish and Wildlife Services explained that after 40 years of helping remove pesticides that destroyed eggs, securing and protecting habitats and nest sites, the American bald eagle had recovered and were no longer threatened. Patrick … Continue reading

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June 27, 2005

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2005, a 70-million year old dinosaur track was discovered that had been left behind by a three-toed Cretaceous period dinosaur. Biblical Creationists immediately contested the age of the fossil and said at best, it was only 4,352 years old, give or take 10 days, as the Creationists were not … Continue reading

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June 26, 1096

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1096, Peter the Hermit led his crusaders across Sava, Hungary on their way to Jerusalem to return the holy city to the worship of a Christian God. During the journey in Hungary, Peter’s lesser known brother, Herman, would irritate the horde of crusaders with his non-stop singing of “I’m … Continue reading

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June 25, 1990

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1990 the Supreme Court ruled that family members could not end the lives of comatose relatives unless those relatives had previously made their wishes known. The Supreme Court also stated that a comatose person’s net worth would have no bearing in this decision and that a previously undisclosed written … Continue reading

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June 24, 1997

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1997, the US Air Force released a report titled “The Roswell Report, Case Closed” that dismissed the claims that an alien spacecraft had crashed in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947. Lt. Colonel Scott Hayden, the author of the report, stated that the debris was from a high altitude weather … Continue reading

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June 23, 2011

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2011 Fagilyu Mukhametzyanov, of Russia, was about to be buried when she woke up, screamed and then died again 15 minutes later from a heart attack induced by her premature burial. Her husband was noticeably upset as he said that was the 15 scariest minutes of his life as … Continue reading

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June 22, 1342

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1342 on Alternative Earth Arda, Bilbo Baggins returned to his home at Bag End, The Shire. He returned home older, wiser and more understanding of the world from his travels. He also had to throw the greedier members of his family out of his house, because they’d hoped he’d … Continue reading

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June 21, 1975

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1975, the movie “Jaws” opened and the beaches became barren wastelands almost overnight. One interesting fact did occur because of this movie. Everyone now knows that when a tuba starts playing an alternating F and F sharp, danger is approaching and its time to get out of the water.

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