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May 12, 1950

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1950 the American Bowling Congress abolished its white males-only membership restriction after 34 years. It was proven to them repeatedly that white women from Minnesota and Wisconsin could drink beer and continue bowling as well as any man. The American Bowling Congress also opened their membership to African-Americans so … Continue reading

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May 6, 1954

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1954 British runner Roger Bannister broke the four minute mile barrier. People and many scientists of the day thought it was physically impossible for any human to ever run that fast. Many speculated that a person’s heart would burst if they ran at that speed for that distance. They … Continue reading

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February 9, 1895

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1895, Volley Ball was invented by W.G. Morgan. It wasn’t until 1959 with the invention of Spandex by Joseph C. Shivers of DuPont and the development of volleyball shorts that the athletic world of women’s Volley Ball took off in popularity.

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January 17, 1916

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1916, The Professional Golfers Association was formed in New York City. The membership of the Professional Liars Association fell by 90% over the next twelve months.

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January 8, 1901

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1901, the first tournament sanctioned by the American Bowling Congress was held in Chicago, IL. The ‘rule’ of taking a drink every time your team made a strike was unanimously adopted without any debate.

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January 1, 404 AD

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 404 AD, the last gladiator competition was held in Rome. As the gladiators became more and more expensive to train and maintain, the lanistas refused to allow their money-makers to be put to death during the fights and started requiring the fights to be used with blunted weapons. The … Continue reading

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December 19, 1887

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1887 Jake Kilrain and Jim Smith fought in a bare knuckles fight that lasted 106 rounds. At that time, a round lasted until one fighter was knocked down, and the fight lasted until one of the fighters could not get up after being knocked down. In addition, most wrestling … Continue reading

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November 7, 1973

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1973 – New Jersey became the first U.S. state to permit girls to play on Little League baseball teams. The little boys complained and whined that allowing girls on their teams wasn’t fair, since most of them already had mustaches and knew more cuss-words. The whining stopped when Antonio … Continue reading

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November 2, 1921

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY!  in 1921, Margaret Sander’s National Birth Control League combined with Mary Ware Denetts Voluntary Parenthood League to form the American Birth Control League. The New York Blue-Ballers had the first draft pick of that year and selected Ms. Angela Worling of Topeka, KS. During her high school dating career, young … Continue reading

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October 23, 1930

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1930, JK Scott won the very first professional miniature golf tournament. He took $2,000 for first place at the Chattanooga, TN event. When asked if miniature golf was as difficult as regular golf, he replied “Have you ever tried to hit a golf ball through an operating wind-mill or … Continue reading

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