Tag Archives: sheep

March 30, 2011

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 2011 the Experian Credit Reporting Agency reported that the economic recovery for Wales was much slower than the rest of the UK, stating that Wales only had a 1.6% growth per year over the … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

August 5, 1925

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Joel Byers

On this day in Twisted-History.com in 1925 the social political party, Plaid Cymru, was formed with the intent to prevent the Welsh language from dying out and its leaders advocated having it taught in the Welsh schools along with English. … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

July 16, 1439

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1439 the Parliament of King Henry VI banned kissing. The was in response to a particularly virulent infection that was being spread and after having determined that evil spirits, the evil eye, and smoke-free … Continue reading →

Posted in 15th Century, Historical Facts | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

June 15, 1667

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1667, Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Denys administered the first fully documented human blood transfusion. He transferred twelve ounces of sheep’s blood into a 15-year old French boy. To prepare the boy for the transfusion he was … Continue reading →

Posted in 17th Century, Historical Facts | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

June 8, 1947

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1947 the “Lassie Show” debuted on ABC radio as a 15-minute show. Unfortunately, at no time during the show’s run on radio and two years later after it transferred to TV did Timmy ever … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

April 13, 1998

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1998, Dolly, Scotland’s prized cloned sheep gave birth to her first lamb, Bonnie. She was breed with a Welsh Mountain ram named Eyydiclaywerrell Davies and gave birth to a total of six sheep. The … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

February 14, 2003

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2003, Dolly the Cloned Sheep died from lung cancer. RJ Reynolds quietly withdrew their offer to have her act as a spokes-animal for Camel cigarettes.

Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

November 25, 1960

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1960, the Scottish Parliament met in response to the report that a group of young English scalawags were planning on dropping homemade bombs into the waters of Loch Ness to encourage the Loch Ness … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

November 9th, 2011

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2011, the government of Wales conducted a survey of businessmen and consumers which showed strong support for the country to have it’s very own top-level domain name. In an online poll to determine the … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

July 5, 1996

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1996, Dolly, the first sheep cloned from adult cells, was born. Contrary to the initial reports received from the scientists at the secret lab where Dolly was conceived and born, she did not have … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment