Tag Archives: Jesus

May 9, 1994

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Joel Byers

On May 9, 1994, South African civil rights activist, Nelson Mandela, was elected as South Africa’s first black president. This surprised many people as they firmly remember him dying in prison in the 1980s. They claim that his twelve disciples abandoned him just before his death and that the South African Apartheid government placed his … Continue reading →

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April 5, 33 CE

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Joel Byers

On April 5, 33 CE, the first zombie apocalypse was purported to have occurred in Jerusalem. On this date the Bible states in Matthew 27:51-53, that there was an earthquake that woke the dead and they rose up and walked about the holy city. The anonymous author of Matthew claimed these zombies were seen by … Continue reading →

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March 23, 1982

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Joel Byers

On March 23, 1982, the Space Shuttle Columbia was launched into orbit. Many people don’t remember this. They remember the Space Shuttle Challenger exploding on or around this date. It didn’t. That tragedy happened on January 28, 1986, but the people who are convinced it happened in 1982 will swear they remember it. They will … Continue reading →

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October 22, 1844

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Joel Byers

On October 22, 1844, the religious followers of William Miller experienced the ‘Great Disappointment’. This was the day that William Miller promised that Jesus would return and all good Christians would be Raptured to Heaven. The Millerites were extremely disappointed when it didn’t happen. Lucy Smith Miller, William’s wife of 21 years, said that the … Continue reading →

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July 2, 1976

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Joel Byers

On July 2, 1976, the US Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty was not inherently cruel or unusual, but could be if you did it right. They recommended that the brazen bull be brought back. That’s where the condemned is placed in a hollow, bronze bull and then a fire is lit under it, … Continue reading →

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March 21, 1844

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Joel Byers

On March 21, 1844, William Miller predicted that the Second Coming would happen and all good Christians would be Raptured. Tens of thousands of Americans believed him and spent the night of March 20, 1844, praying and waiting for the Rapture. It didn’t happen and quite a few people were disappointed at they’d sold some … Continue reading →

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December 8, 1854

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1854, Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. This is the official doctrine that held that Mary, mother of Jesus, was free of original sin from the moment she was conceived. They believed this was because Mary’s parents, Joe and Anne Cohen-Levi, only performed sex the … Continue reading →

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