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Monthly Archives: June 2015
June 20, 2002
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2002 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the execution of the mentally retarded was unconstitutionally cruel. The vote was 6 in favor and 3 against. The dissenters, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, disputed that there was a real or lasting consensus against … Continue reading
June 19, 1961
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1961 the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a provision in Maryland’s constitution that required state officeholders to profess a belief in God. Thomas B. Finan, the Attorney General of Maryland, vowed to disregard the US Supreme Court’s decision and would continue to demand of each office holder to sign … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Facts
Tagged God, Maryland, religion vs government, Satan, US Supreme Court
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June 18, 1959
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1959, the standing Governor of Louisiana, Governor Earl Long, was committed to a mental hospital in Mandeville, LA. While in the hospital, Long continued to run the affairs of the state of Louisiana, as there was nothing in Louisiana law that would prohibit him from doing so. After being … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged American Politics, Louisiana, misbehaving governors
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June 17, 1963
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1963 the US Supreme Court ruled against the required reading of the Bible and forced school prayer in public schools. Pastafarians throughout the United States were overjoyed when this happened as they believed they had found a way to proselytize to the Christian majority in the public schools. They … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Pastafarians, religion vs government, Supreme Court, US History
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June 16, 1829
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1829, Geronimo was born. He was the leader of the Chiricahua Apaches and became famous for his fighting against the United States and Mexico, as well as for his many escapes from capture. Geronimo’s birth was fortuitous for American skydivers, as they’d have to yell “OH SHIT” when they’d … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged American traditions, Geronimo, native americans, skydiving
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June 14, 1789
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1789, the Reverand Elijah Craig was recognized for distilling the first bourbon. It is believed that the reverend was the first person to distill whiskey from maize and the drink was called bourbon because he lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
June 13, 1932
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1932, the first American nudist colony was founded in Baskin Ridge, NJ. Badminton, sunbathing, and no-hands donut carrying were encouraged.
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged donuts, naked, naked people, New Jersey
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June 12, 2012
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2012, an extensive study of the wooly mammoth concluded that their extinction was brought about due to the earth’s climate changing as it exited the latest ice age, plus their hunting by humans for food and leather, the shifting of habitats and the fact that wooly mammoths embraced a … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged science, the homosexual lifestyle, wooly mammoths
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June 11, 1973
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1973 the Justice Department of the State of Pennsylvania ruled that women were to be allowed to be licensed to box or wrestle. The first unsanctioned mud-wrestling match was quickly held at Karwoski’s Bar in Pittsburgh on June 14, 1973 when Lisa Kowalski and Lisa McCowen decided to settle … Continue reading