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Tag Archives: tobacco
October 23, 1690
On October 23, 1690, the citizen of Haarlem, Netherlands revolted against the government for one day. The city had enacted a public ban against smoking. The citizens rose up, for a little bit, and hacked and coughed their way to the town hall, where they had a bit of a rest. They then yelled and … Continue reading
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Tagged citizen unrest, Haarlem, Netherlands, protests, tobacco
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March 20, 1997
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1997 Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company became the first tobacco company to admit that cigarettes are addictive. The executives for Phillip Morris said that the people working for Liggett and Myers were obviously on drugs and nothing they said could be trusted. When Altadis USA, the largest cigar maker … Continue reading
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Tagged addictions, Altadis USA, cigarettes, cigars, executives misbehaving, Liggett and Myers, Phillip Morris, sexy, tobacco
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August 22, 1990
On this date in Twisted-History.com in 1990 angry smokers blocked a street in Moscow to protest the summer-long cigarette shortage. They would shout slogans for 5 minutes and then sit down and rest for an hour. They did that for two hours before they meandered over to the liquor store, bought vodka, and then went … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, Moscow, protesters, Russia, tobacco
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March 17, 1995
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1995, a Federal judge allowed the lawsuit to continue that claimed that US tobacco makers knew nicotine was addictive and the tobacco companies manipulated the nicotine levels to keep smokers hooked. US tobacco makers had claimed that the millions of dollars spent on research was solely for the purpose … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, corporations behaving badly, lawsuits, tobacco, US Supreme Court
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