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Tag Archives: magazines
March 16, 1987
On March 16, 1987, in response to the highly believed myth that Albert Einstein failed math in school, the magazine “Bostonia” published an English translation of Albert’s final high school report card from 1896. In all of the math subjects, including physics, Mr. Einstein scored the highest possible grade. The math subjects included algebra, geometry … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Albert Einstein, Bostonia, debunking myths, Glee Club, magazines, myths, Regionals, Sectionals
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March 6, 1665
On March 6, 1665, Henry Oldenburg, the first Secretary of the Royal Society, published the first issue of ‘Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society’, the world’s longest-running scientific journal. Young Mary Billington was the first centerfold and her turn-offs consisted of The Plague, beer with arsenic in it, and Tad Thaddeus, the baker’s son, who … Continue reading
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Tagged centerfolds, England, magazines, not a nudie magazine, science, women
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June 27, 1693
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1693 “The Ladies’ Mercury” was published by John Dunton in London. It was the first women’s magazine and contained a “question and answer” column that became known as the “Problem Page.” Many of the problems women had back then were the same as now. How to get a man … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, London, magazines, what women want, women
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April 20, 1841
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1841 in Philadelphia, PA, Edgar Allen Poe’s first detective story, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” was published in Graham’s Magazine. It is considered to the first detective story written and it influenced many other authors, such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. When asked why he chose an ape … Continue reading
April 2, 1972
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1972 Burt Reynolds appeared nude in “Cosmopolitan” magazine. Mr. Sterling Malory Archer of New York City owns the world’s largest collection of this April 1972 issue, with 173 of them in mint condition. Mr. Archer claims he bought them for the skin care article on page 36, not for … Continue reading
February 13, 1955
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1955 Israel acquired 4 of the 7 Dead Sea scrolls from Time/Life Inc., with an option to purchase the other three over the next three months. Israel’s President, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, said a deal like that could not be turned down, especially since they were getting at no additional costs, … Continue reading
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Tagged deals too good to be true, Israel, magazines
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January 16, 1985
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1985 – “Playboy” magazine announced its 30-year tradition of stapling centerfold models in the bellybutton and ‘elsewhere’ would come to an immediate end, partially in response to millions of young American women complaining that their boyfriends were always looking for the staple, and weren’t able to find that either.
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Tagged magazines, naked, Playboy, staples, whoohahs, women
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December 26, 1982
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1982, “Time” magazine’s Man of the Year award was presented to a non-human, the computer. Hal 9000, Deep Thought, Orac, and Master Control Program electronically sent their congratulations.
November 25, 1792
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.
Posted in 18th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Ben Franklin, Early Americans, magazines
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November 11, 1940
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1940, the Jeep made its military debut. In 1946, the first magazine ad for “Army Jeep In A Crate for $50” made its debut on the back of comic books and Popular Mechanics. These ads promised an unused, surplus Army Jeep for $50 that only required four tires and … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged advertising, Army, chim-chim, comic books, magazines
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