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October 27, 1997

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Joel Byers

On October 27, 1997, the United States released a redesigned $50 bill with a younger, jauntier Ben Franklin. A Ben Franklin that said, “Yes. I’m old, but I’m sexy, and the chicks still dig me.’ A Ben Franklin that if he’d ever been President wouldn’t have lied about an intern, he’d bragged about it. Close Bookmark … Continue reading →

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May 7, 1789

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in1789 the first U.S. Presidential Inaugural Ball was held in New York City and most considered it a rousing success, except for when Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson started drinking and singing. Martha Washington screamed at Ben and Tommy because they wouldn’t stop singing “I’ve got big balls, I’ve got … Continue reading →

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July 3, 1790

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1790 in Paris, France the Marquis of Condorcet proposed granting civil rights to women. The Marquis, Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat (just call me Nick or Nicolas) was the French Benjamin Franklin of the French Revolution and he advocated a liberal economy, free and public education, constitutionalism, equal … Continue reading →

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April 3, 1933

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1933, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt informed newspaper reporters that 3.2 percent beer would be served at the White House following President Roosevelt’s signing into law the 3.2 beer law that repealed the Volsted Act. While this did not officially end Prohibition (that would happen on December 5, 1933 with … Continue reading →

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January 26, 1784

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1784, in a letter to his daughter, Sarah Franklin Bache, Benjamin Franklin expressed his unhappiness over the Bald Eagle being chosen as the symbol of America. He wanted the American Wild Turkey to be named the national symbol. His major reservations were that he had observed the Bald Eagle … Continue reading →

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July 26th, 1775

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1775 a postal system was established by the 2nd Continental Congress of the United States and Benjamin Franklin was named the first Postmaster General. Eleven days later Edward Charles Teach of Philadelphia claimed his payment for the purchase of his Twaites and Reed clock was lost in the mail. … Continue reading →

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June 15, 1752

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1752 Benjamin Franklin experimented with flying a kite during a thunderstorm. The result was a little spark that proved the relationship between lightning and electricity. He also found that drinking large quantities of red wine would result in the idea that flying a kite during a thunderstorm might be … Continue reading →

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June 10, 1776

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1776 the Continental Congress appointed a committee to write a Declaration of Independence. The committee consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston. John Adams, knowing Thomas Jefferson’s gifts with a pen, urged him to write it, which he did. The document was … Continue reading →

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January 2, 1788

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1788, Georgia became the 4th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. Button Gwinnett had heard a rumor that the first six states to ratify the Constitution, their signers would get cake, and cake in 1788 was a big deal. After hurriedly signing the document, Mr. Gwinnett looked around for … Continue reading →

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November 25, 1792

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1792, the Farmer’s Almanac is first published. It instantly became the 2nd most popular book/magazine in an American’s home and the most useful. Its popularity will not be replaced until 1888, when the first Sears catalogue is published and mailed to American consumers and nailed up inside their outhouses.

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