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May 12, 1950

On May 12, 1950, the American Bowling Congress decided that enough was enough and abolished its white males-only membership restriction after 34 years. It was brought to their attention that there were a large, untapped population of women and African-Americans that were slightly overweight, ex-athletes who liked to drink beer and lie about their bowling … Continue reading

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October 15, 1520

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1520, King Henry VIII of England signed the orders to have bowling lanes installed at his Whitehall residence. This was back when Henry was still a young man, tall and very athletic. In fact, he was the first rich-boy player who spent his money and used his royal influence … Continue reading

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May 12, 1950

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1950 the American Bowling Congress abolished its white males-only membership restriction after 34 years. It was proven to them repeatedly that white women from Minnesota and Wisconsin could drink beer and continue bowling as well as any man. The American Bowling Congress also opened their membership to African-Americans so … Continue reading

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January 8, 1901

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1901, the first tournament sanctioned by the American Bowling Congress was held in Chicago, IL. The ‘rule’ of taking a drink every time your team made a strike was unanimously adopted without any debate.

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