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Monthly Archives: August 2019
August 31, 1888
On August 31, 1888, the police of London, England found the body of Mary Ann Nichols, the first confirmed kill of Jack the Ripper. The world’s current fascination with serial killers was born this day. Close Bookmark and Share This Page Save to Browser Favorites / BookmarksAskbackflipblinklistBlogBookmarkBloglinesBlogMarksBlogsvineBuddyMarksBUMPzee!CiteULikeConnoteadel.icio.usDiggdiigoDotNetKicksDropJackdzoneFacebookFarkFavesFriendsitefolkd.comFurlGoogleJamespotJeqqKaboodlekirtsylinkaGoGoLinkedInMa.gnoliaMister WongMixxMySpaceNetvouzNewsvineoneviewOnlyWirePlugIMPropellerRedditSegnaloShoutwireSimpySlashdotSurphaceSphinnSpurlSquidooStumbleUponTechnoratiThisNextTwitterWebrideWindows LiveYahoo!Email This to a Friend Link HTML: Permalink: If you like … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged England, Jack the Ripper, London, Mary Ann Nichols, seriel killers, sick fascination, White Chapel
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August 30, 2017
On August 30, 2017, per late author Terry Pratchett’s will, his computer that contained all of his unfinished works was destroyed by steamroller. His fans worldwide were saddened to learn that they would never know what other stories he had been in the act of creating. When Death informed Mr. Pratchett that his computer was … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged death, dick move, last will and testimont, Terry Pratchett, writers
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August 29, 1991
On August 29, 1991, the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union suspended all activities of the Soviet Communist Party. Four months later, the Soviet Union would cease being the Soviet Union and revert back to calling itself Russia. It has been 28 YEARS since the Communist Party of Russia has been relevant. Which is strangely … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged angry conservatives, communism, Communist Party, dog-whistles, morons, Russia, Soviet Union
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August 28, 2004
On August 28, 2004, senior citizen, George Brunstad, at age 70, became the oldest person to swim the English Channel. When asked why he did it, he said that his wife Ethel had recently retired and was finding way too many things for him to do around the house. Training for swimming and the actual … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged athletic feats, Dover, England, English Channel, france, George Brunstad, oldest, Sangatte, swimming, Wissant
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August 27, 410
On August 27, 410 CE, the Visigoths finally ended their sacking of Rome. When questioned, most of the barbarians said that a good sacking of a world-class city is like a bunch of fish. After three days, it just begins to smell (from the dead bodies). They also said after the initial raping, plundering, and … Continue reading
Posted in 1st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged christians, Coliseum, lions, pillaging, plundering, raping, Rome, sacking, Visigoths
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August 26, 1952
On August 26, 1952, the city of San Francisco began fluoridating their water. Senator Joseph McCarthy railed against it, as he said it was a Communist Plot to turn Americans into cross-dressing homosexuals. J. Edgar Hoover, the Head of the FBI, promised McCarthy that he would personally go to San Francisco and investigate.
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged America, Communist Plot, fluoridation, homosexuals, J. Edgar Hoover, Joseph McCarthy, San Francisco
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August 25, 1718
On August 25, 1718, France deposited hundreds of colonists in Louisiana. Some even settled in present-day, New Orleans. The colonists in New Orleans immediately began showing their boobs to strangers for beads. This didn’t really catch on with the tourists until the women started doing it.
Posted in 18th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged doing it for the beads, france, Louisiana, men, New Orleans, the french, women
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August 24, 1751
On August 24, 1751, Englishman Thomas Colley was executed for drowning a witch. Colley was one of the leaders of a mob that seized an elderly couple, John and Ruth Osborne, from a workhouse in Tring, Hertfordshire and accused them of witchcraft. The pair of old people were subjected to dunking at a nearby pond … Continue reading
Posted in 18th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged drowning, England, getting it right, hangings, Hertfordshire, the english, Tring, witches
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August 23, 1858
On August 23, 1858, the play “Ten Nights in a Barroom” opened at the National Theater in New York City. It told the story of Sam, an ex-cricket player from Ireland who bought the bar and renamed it “What’s It To Ya”. He hired his old coach “Coach” to tend the bar and dispose nuggets … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged alcohol, New York City, plays, theater
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August 22, 1990
On August 22, 1990, angry smokers blocked a street in Moscow to protest the summer-long cigarette shortage. Unlike other protests, there wasn’t much marching or shouting of slogans. Just a bunch of wheezing, coughing and sullen people standing around not smoking. Getting healthier against their will.
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged cigarettes, getting healthier against your will, protests, Russia, smokers
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