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June 26, 2015

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Joel Byers

On June 26, 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled 5-4, that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marriage under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Supreme Court Justices said that gay men and women had the same right to screw up their lives as the rest of us. Close Bookmark and Share … Continue reading →

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June 11, 1509

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Joel Byers

On June 11, 1509 King Henry VIII of England married the first of his six wives, Catherine of Aragon. The reader must understand, this was not a Mormon marriage, as Henry was a Catholic at the time. He was married to each of his wives, one at a time, like God intended. His marriages went … Continue reading →

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March 14, 1979

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Joel Byers

On March 14, 1979, the United States Census Bureau reported that 95% of all Americans were married or would get married. They arrived at this conclusion by deducing that the natural condition of man was to go from happy and carefree to burdened with the knowledge that he is responsible for the preparation of the … Continue reading →

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June 9, 53 AD, June 9, 62 AD, June 9, 68 AD

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! June 9 was a busy day for the Roman emperor Nero. In 53 AD he married his 14 year old stepsister and first cousin Claudia. Remember, anything they do in West Virginia and Arkansas, the Roman emperors did it first. Later, after the new wore off of Claudia and having … Continue reading →

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May 6, 2006

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 2009, the state of Maine legalized gay marriage. Maine Governor John Baldacci signed the act and said, “What two people have to do to survive these brutal Maine Winter’s is really none of the government’s business.” The Governor was still dead set against allowing interspecies marriages as he said … Continue reading →

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April 10, 1938

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1938 New York made it mandatory to get tested for syphilis in order to get a marriage license. Many New York natives angrily confronted their congressmen and aldermen and demanded just how they were to get this syphilis thing and what was considered a passing grade.

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August 10, 2003

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Joel Byers

On this date in Twisted-History.com in 2003 Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko married Ekaterina Dmitrieva. Malenchenko was currently circling the earth on the International Space Station while his bride was at the NASA Houston Space Center in Houston, Texas. Malenchenko was the first man to be married while orbiting the Earth, but he had to wait … Continue reading →

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April 18, 1994

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1994 Roseanne Barr Arnold filed for divorce from Tom Arnold after four years of marriage. Tom Arnold stated that after taking one for the team for four years, he was relieved that Roseanne finally decided to bench him.

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April 10th, 1938

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1938, New York enacted legislation that required couples to be tested for syphilis in order to get a marriage license. Two years later West Virginia followed suit and offered a free weekend visit to Mrs. Callie’s Bed and Boudoir located in the scenic red-light district of Charleston for all … Continue reading →

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March 14, 1979

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1979 the Census Bureau reported that 95% of all Americans were married or would get married. The other 5% were smart enough to learn from their friends’ choices.

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