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March 16, 1836

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1836 – The Republic of Texas approved their new constitution. Texas also wrote a Bill of Rights to be included with their new-fangled constitution and it included the following ‘Rights’ and some ‘Wrongs’. You have the right to wear a ten gallon hat while in church, the right to … Continue reading →

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January 12, 1943

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1943, the Office of Price Administration announced that standard frankfurters/hot dogs/wieners would be replaced by ‘Victory Sausages.’ Sixty years later, the silliness continued in our nation’s capitol as on March 11, 2003, US Representatives Bob Ney and Walter Jones had the Congressional cafeterias change their menus from French fries … Continue reading →

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