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Tag Archives: alcohol
July 23, 1885
On July 23, 1885, former President and Civil War General, Ulysses S. Grant died of throat cancer, which was caused by his heavy daily smoking of cigars and drinking cheap whiskey in non-moderation amounts. Two wars and the stress of being President without the understanding and knowledge of being a politician didn’t kill him, but … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged alcohol, cancer, cigars, cirrhosis, death, no, President Grant, the other President Grant
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July 5, 1841
On July 5, 1841, Thomas Cook of Leicester, England started the first travel agency. On that date in 1841, Thomas Cook escorted 500 people, who paid one shilling each to travel from Leiscester Campbell railway station to a teetotaler rally in Loughborough, eleven miles away. Cook thought if people were willing to pay a shilling … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged alcohol, England, the english, Thomas Cook, travel agent
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February 15, 2013
On February 15, 2013 a meteor exploded over Russia, bringing back memories of the Tunguska Event, when a meteor exploded over the Siberian Forest on June 30, 1908. Although the Chelyabinsk falling space rock did not cause the super-enormous damage that the Siberian very small dinosaur killer did where it flattened almost 800 square miles … Continue reading
January 24, 1935
On January 24, 1935, the first canned beer, Krueger’s Cream Ale was sold by American company, Krueger Brewing Co., in Richmond, Virginia, about 14 months after the end of Prohibition. People at first were skeptical about the new invention, but one they realized there was alcohol inside, and all it took was a church-key to … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged alcohol, American Ingenuity, Baseball, Krueger Brewing Co, redneck's unite, Richmond, Virginia
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January 18, 1644
On January 18, 1644, the first documented case of a USO/UFO (Unidentified Submerged Object/Unindentified Flying Object) was made. John Winthrop’s, the Governor of Massachusetts, diary had an entry detailing the event. In it, he stated that three men in a boat in the Boston Harbor observed at midnight two lights rise up and out from … Continue reading
Posted in 17th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged alcohol, aliens, Boston, ghosts, ufo sightings, Unidentified Submerged Object, USO
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June 21, 1974
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! 1974 the U.S. Supreme Court decided that pregnant teachers could no longer be forced to take long leaves of absence. They also decided that telling kids that the reason why 1st grade teacher Mrs. Kellen’s bellying has been getting bigger over the last 6 months was because she ate watermelon … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, sex, teachers, US Supreme Court
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May 26, 1930
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1930, the US Supreme Court ruled that buying liquor does not violate the Constitution.
May 7, 1789
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in1789 the first U.S. Presidential Inaugural Ball was held in New York City and most considered it a rousing success, except for when Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson started drinking and singing. Martha Washington screamed at Ben and Tommy because they wouldn’t stop singing “I’ve got big balls, I’ve got … Continue reading
April 15, 1738
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1738 the first true bottle opener was used and April 15th, 1738 has been named as its invention day. This is useful as prior to the bottle opener to get at the alcohol goodness of a sealed bottle, one had to use a rough corkscrew or just break off … Continue reading