Tag Archives: South Korea

April 7, 1954

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1954 President Eisenhower gave his “Domino Theory” speech. This was the theory that if one country fell to communism, the surrounding countries would follow suit like a line of dominoes and it was a major part of US foreign policy from the 1950s to the 1990s. It was because … Continue reading

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October 28, 1992

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1992, the Reverand Lee Jang Rim, founder of the “Mission for the Coming Days” church predicted that the rapture would occur and that Jesus would come back. Hundreds of his followers sold their properties, left their families, quit their jobs and deserted their military posts in anticipation of this … Continue reading

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August 23, 1990

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1990 East and West Germany announced their upcoming merger ceremony on October 3, 1990. When East Germany submitted its guest list, North Korea and The Soviet Union were noticeably absent. West Germany insisted that The Soviet Union be invited, so that it could see how happy its ex-significant other, … Continue reading

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