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Monthly Archives: February 2016
February 29, 2012
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2012 Davy Jones of ‘The Monkees’ died from a heart attack at age 66. Mr. Jones was a former popular singer and TV star when he became a member of the Monkees in 1966 and starred along with the other members on their very popular TV show. When his … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Davy Jones, death, horses, jockeys, no truth to the rumor, The Monkees
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February 28, 1939
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1939 the word “dord” was discovered lurking in the ‘New International Dictionary’. The word was a huge embarrassment for the G and C Merriam Company as dord was not actually a word, it was a typo. The entry was meant to read “D or d” as an abbreviation for … Continue reading
February 27, 1991
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1991 Singer James Brown was released early from his six year prison sentence for gun and drug possession. As he left prison he was quoted as saying, “Huh, I feel good, huh, zibadee, I knew that I would now, Huh, zah.”
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Godfather of Soul, James Brown, prison, singers
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February 26, 1995
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1995 the oldest investment institution in Britain collapse after one of their traders, Nick Leeson of the Singapore branch, lost over $1.5 billion dollars on futures trading. Mr. Leeson was using the bank’s money to bet on which way the market would swing and he bet wrong it time. … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged banking, capitalism, fraud, Let The Market Decide, Singapore, stupidity, the english
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February 25, 1998
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1998 Pamela Lee had her husband Tommy Lee arrested on battery charges. When the police try to explain to her that she “did” marry a tripod, she shook her head and said, “No, no, he hit me with his hands this time.” The police ended up arresting him.
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged men, Pamela Lee, Tommy Lee, tripods, women
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February 24, 1938
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1938 the DuPont company began the commercial manufacturing of nylon toothbrush bristles for the “Miracle Tuft Toothbrush”. Before 1938 the world relied upon the collected neck hairs from wild swine in Siberia, Poland, and China to make the bristles for toothbrushes. As one would expect, there was a significant … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged angry mobs, DuPont, nylon, scientific breakthroughs, toothbrush, United States
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February 23, 1886
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1886, the London Times published the world’s 1st classified ad. It said, “Distinguished gentleman of means looking for a jemmy Judy who knows how to put Nebuchadnezzar out to grass. I do possess a lobcock chinkstopper that is known to satisfactorily complete a commodity. If you are a bushelbubby, … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged classified ads, Jack the Ripper, London, newspapers, Whitechapel
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February 22, 2013
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2013 the opposition party in Djibouti decided to join the election, thereby ending a ten year boycott. Opposition parties banded together to campaign in the parliamentary elections and were able to participate largely unhindered. The main reason that the opposition parties rejoined the electorial process was because of the … Continue reading
February 21, 1988
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1988 Televangelist Jimmy Swaggert confesses that he has sinned to his congregation and that he must step down as their preacher. His crying causes his mascara to run. He was using Covergirl Full Lash Bloom, the same as the prostitute he was caught having sex with. She said it … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged crybabies, Jimmy Swaggert, New Orleans, preachers, prostitutes, sex, sin, televangelists
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February 20, 2008
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2008 Operation Burnt Frost was successfully completed as a Standard Missile-3 was launched from the deck of the USS Lake Erie and intercepted and destroyed an errant US Spy satellite. Russia and China were both publicly quoted congratulating the United States in bringing down a malfunctioning satellite, but privately … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged China, military, Russia, shooting down satellites, United States
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