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April 14, 1984

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Joel Byers

On April 14, 1984, the Texas Board of Education began requiring that the state’s public school textbooks specifically describe the evolution of human beings as “theory rather than fact” without explaining the difference between a scientific theory, general opinion, and religious teachings. It should come as no surprise that Texas is one of the states … Continue reading →

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February 4, 1866

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Joel Byers

On February 4, 1866, the future founder of the Church of Christ, Scientists, Mary Baker Eddy, believed her injured back was healed by opening her Bible and reading scripture. This is the watershed moment that put Mary Baker Eddy onto the path of establishing the Christian Science religion.  The doctor who examined Mary after her … Continue reading →

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March 5, 1616

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1616, the Copernican Theory that the sun was the center of the solar system and the other planets revolved around it were declared false and erroneous in “The Decreee of the Index” signed by the Bishop of Albano of St. Cecilia. In this decree, the Holy Congregation of the … Continue reading →

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February 13, 1633

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1633, the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition for writing about and expressing the scientific theory that the earth revolved around the Sun, instead of the Church held belief that the Earth was the center of the universe and everything revolved around … Continue reading →

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February 2, 1870

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1870, the “Cardiff Giant” was revealed as a fraud and nothing more than carved gypsum. The 10 foot tall “Giant” was discovered on October 16, 1869 on the farm of William C. Stub” Newell in Cardiff, New York as some workers were digging a well. Almost immediately thousands of … Continue reading →

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