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June 18, 1861

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Joel Byers

On June 18, 1861 the first American fly-casting tournament was held in Utica, NY. Stranded southern businessman, Gaston Guidry, formerly of Thibadaux, Louisiana, was disqualified when he started fly-fishing with dynamite. Mr. Guidry was quoted as saying, “If you’re not willing to cheat, you’re not really trying, are you.” Close Bookmark and Share This Page Save … Continue reading →

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August 7, 2014

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1970, the first North American Computer Chess Championship (NACCC) was held in New York City. This was a tournament which had computer compete against computer to determine the eventually electronic winner. No humans were harmed in this tournament and none of the computer programming team members actually got laid. … Continue reading →

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June 22, 1998

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1998 the 75th National Marbles Tournament began in Wildwood, NJ. As per the Tournament Rules and Bylaws, anyone caught uttering the phrases “I’ve lost my marbles or He/She/They/It has lost his/her/their/its marbles would immediately be banned from the tournament and be beaten with a tube-sock filled with marbles and … Continue reading →

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