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August 24, 1919

On August 24, 1919, Cleveland Indians baseball pitcher, Ray Caldwell, showed the world how a real iron-man finishes a job. The Cleveland Indians were playing the Philadelphia A’s and leading 2-1. It was the bottom of the… Continue reading

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April 6th, 1983

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1983 Abelard Hattensperger was found dead and alone on his boat on Lake Biggesee, Germany. It was determined by the coroner and police that he was killed by being struck by lightning, but they’ve never been able to answer why he was naked and his entire groin was covered … Continue reading

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