Tag Archives: Ancient Egyptians

May 31, 1279 BCE

On May 31, 1279 BCE, Ramesses II, also called Ramesses the Great became Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. He is probably the greatest Pharaoh of the Ancient Egyptian empire. He captured territory from all of his… Continue reading

Posted in BCE, Historical Facts | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

June 8, 1998

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1998, fresh off his defeat of Dr. Zaius, Charlton Heston was elected president of the National Rifle Association. He served until 2003. The members of the NRA were impressed with the fact that he didn’t take no lip off of mutants, uppity talking apes, and godless Egyptians and believed … Continue reading

Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

March 10, 1936

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1936 the first Book-of-the-Month Club selection was published. The first book of the club was ‘Lolly Willowes, or The Loving Huntsman’, written by the controversial author Sylvia Townsend Warner, an openly gay woman. It should be known that this format was tried twice in the past, with the first … Continue reading

Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

January 8, 2009

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2009, archeologists in Egypt entered a 4,300 year old pyramid and discovered the mummy of Queen Shesheshet, the founder of the short-lived Tourette Dynasty of the Rude Period of Egyptian History. The Rude Period existed briefly between the Fifth and Sixth Dynasties. Queen Shesheshet was the mother of the … Continue reading

Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment