Tag Archives: Baltimore

September 17, 1997

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Joel Byers

On September 17, 1997, John Bell, age 115, of Baltimore, Maryland, received a new pacemaker. He had apparently outlived the battery of the one that was implanted when he was a young and spry 104. When asked if he wanted to… Continue reading →

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July 13, 1972

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1972, Carroll Rosenbloom and Robert Irsay traded their favorite toys with each other. They were not 12 year old boys swapping comic books or baseball cards. They were the owners of the Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams and they didn’t trade a couple of players, they swapped the … Continue reading →

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April 26, 1819

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1819 the first Odd Fellows lodge in the U.S. was established in Baltimore, MD. Comedians worldwide declined comment as they claimed it would be like shooting fish in a barrel.

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October 3, 1849

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1849, American author Edgar Allan Poe was found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore, Maryland under very mysterious circumstances; it was the last time he was seen in public before his death. There was a rumor that a 16 year old teenager named Whipple Van Buren Phillips was responsible … Continue reading →

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