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April 28, 1686

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1686 the first volume of Isaac Newton’s “Principia Mathamatic” was published. The critics of the day proclaimed it virtually unreadable as it had no plot, no story, no boy meets girl, boy loses girl and boy then finds girl. They even protested that there weren’t even any pictures of … Continue reading →

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March 22, 1457

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1457 the Gutenberg Bible became the first printed book. Booksellers of that time claimed that the printed book was a passing fad and doomed to quickly fade out, as established and accomplished readers preferred a handwritten book penned by a master scribe with hand-drawn illustrations by the top artists … Continue reading →

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November 18, 1477

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1477 – William Caxton produced “Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres,” which was the first book to be printed in England. He also later published “Silly Thinges That My Cat Hast Sayeth”. His book included silly little hand-drawn pictures of cats wearing funny hats and looking bored. He included … Continue reading →

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October 14, 1926

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1926 the book “Winnie-the-Pooh,” by A.A. Milne, made its debut. “Winnie-the-Pooh” was not the first children’s book written by Milne. His first attempt was “A Young Boy Who Wouldn’t Shut Up and Go To Bed and Is Eaten By a Big Hungry Bear” while favorably received by working parents … Continue reading →

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October 10, 2001

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 2001, U.S. President George W. Bush presented his initial list of the 23 most wanted terrorists. The list was quickly pared down to 22 as VP Dick Cheney drew a circle around Waldo on each page of President Bush’s favorite book.

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September 1, 1952

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DATE IN TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1952 ‘The Old Man and the Sea’, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Ernest Hemingway, was first published. His other novel, “The Old Man and His Wife Who Wouldn’t Shut the Hell Up and Gets Taken On a One-Way Fishing Trip to the Sea” was widely rejected by his publisher … Continue reading →

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