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Tag Archives: California
April 10, 1992
On April 10, 1992, just outside Needles, California, comedian Sam Kinison died when his car was struck by a pickup truck on a desert road between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. He went immediately to hell and the devil looked up with surprise and said, “Sam, you’re not supposed to be here until sometime next … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged California, comedians, devil, Hell, jokes, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Needles, Sam Kinison
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April 7, 1864
On April 7, 1864, the first camel race was put on by Samuel McLenegham in Sacramento, California. Mr. McLenegham had purchased the camels from the US Army after its failed attempt to establish a Camel Corp that could transport goods and mail across the America desert. What the US Army failed to understand was that … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged California, camel racing, camel toe, camels, racing, Sacramento, Samuel McLenegham, won by a toe
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February 4, 1999
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1999 former child actor Gary Coleman was sentenced to a $400 fine, a suspended 90-day jail sentence, and ordered to attend 52 anger-management classes. The sentence stemmed from when Coleman assaulted autograph seeker Tracy Fields on July 30, 1998 after he refused her request for an autograph while he … Continue reading
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Tagged assault, California, child actors, child actors behaving badly
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August 18, 1985
On this date in Twisted-History.com in 1985, Peter and Barbara Pan were found in their blood-soaked bed in Lake Merced, a housing development in San Francisco. Both Peter and Barabra had been shot in the head. Peter Pan (66), an accountant, was pronounced dead at the scene. Mrs. Pan (64) survived but would be an … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Disney, murder, Peter Pan, San Francisco
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February 22, 1923
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1923, the first successful chinchilla farm opened in Los Angeles, CA. It was the first farm of its kind in the US as the chinchilla had proven hard to transplant from its native Andes Mountains. Contrary to popular opinion, the chinchilla is not a rodent, or a gourd, but … Continue reading
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Tagged California, farms, Los Angeles, science
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October 22, 1938
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1938 Chester Carlson was able to demonstrate and use successfully his dry copying paper method. Thus was the born the beginning of the Xerox copying machine. Alas, it would be twenty-four years before Enos Stilosky of Bakersfield, CA would have the idea to Xerox his penis and send copies … Continue reading
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Tagged California, men, men behaving badly, penis, technology, Xerox
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October 13, 1987
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1987, in San Diego, CA, the US Navy use dolphins as a military aid for the first time. The dolphins, Steve and Larry, where used to detect underwater mines and swimmers and report back to their handlers of their presence. For the swimmers, the dolphins would attach a device … Continue reading
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Tagged California, chim-chim, dolphins, military, ocean, San Diego, US Navy
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May 18, 1926
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1926, Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished while visiting a beach in Venice, CA. She reappeared a month later with the claim that she had been kidnapped. It was believed by the police that Mrs. McPherson had staged her kidnapping to promote her nationwide radio ministry, but they were never … Continue reading
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Tagged California, fake kidnapping, police, preachers and the crazy, radio, religion, women
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April 19, 1852
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1852 the California Historical Society was founded. This was interesting as California was not admitted as a state until 1850. The founders admitted that it was easier to start early and get a handle on the record keeping, as if they had waited a few decades, much of the … Continue reading
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Tagged California, history, secret societies
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October 7, 2003
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in California governor Gray Davis was recalled and former bodybuilder and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected in his place to finish his term. Arnold was also re-elected for a second term. All women named Sarah Connor mysteriously disappeared from California from 2003 until 2011 and Cyberdyne Systems of San Jose, … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged actors, California, cyborgs, elections, skynet
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