Tag Archives: Wales

December 30, 1887

On December 30, 1887, the home secretary of Queen Victoria of England received a petition from over 1,000,000 women that asked that public houses be closed on Sundays. And when those 1,000,000 women said public houses, they meant… Continue reading

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December 20, 1955

On December 20, 1955, the people of Wales proclaimed their new capital city and say they’re going to call it Llanrhosllannerchrugogagagog. Queen Elizabeth sent a message to them that just said, ‘try again.’ So they did. The… Continue reading

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September 11, 1997

On September 11, 1997, Scotland voted to create its own Parliament after 290 years of mostly peaceful union with England. Why did they do it? It’s because the rest of England didn’t understand the true joy and performance art that deep-frying a Mars Bar brought to a man’s cholesterol choked heart. Also, they’re Scottish and … Continue reading

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March 3, 1801

On March 3rd, 1801, David Emmanuel took office as the elected Governor of the state of Georgia. There has been the reoccurring rumor that he and his family were Jewish, and that would have made him the first Jewish governor in the United States. This was based upon hearsay and the preponderance of Old Testament … Continue reading

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March 30, 2011

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 next decade as compared to 2.2% per year for the rest of the United Kingdom. … Continue reading

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September 11, 1997

On this date in Twisted-History.com in 1997 Scotland voted to create its own Parliament after 290 years of union with England. Wales immediately tried to ride on the Scottish coattails and several Wales for the Welshmen (and attractive goats and sheep) sent numerous letters to the Queen with their intention of starting their own Welsh … Continue reading

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August 5, 1925

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. Over the next 30 years, Plaid Cymru evolved from trying to keep the Welsh language … Continue reading

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