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Tag Archives: Great Britain
January 12, 1998
On January 12, 1998, 19 European nations agreed to prohibit human cloning. The United States, Great Britain and Russia did not sign the accord. Russia said that technically if you combine bear DNA with human DNA, you weren’t actually cloning … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Alabama, cloning, DNA, Europe, Great Britain, Queen Elizabeth II, Russia, science, United States
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December 20, 1955
On December 20, 1955, the people of Wales proclaimed their new capital city and say they’re going to call it Llanrhosllannerchrugogagagog. Queen Elizabeth sent a message to them that just said, ‘try again.’ So they did. The people of Wales … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Cardiff, Great Britain, Prince Phillip, Queen Elizabeth, Wales
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September 21, 1915
On September 21, 1915, British millionaire Cecil Chubb was attending an auction that the Antrobus family had put on following the death of the last surviving male Antrobus heir. While there, he was able to purchase an item for… Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Antrobus, Cecil Chubb, gift, Great Britain, Mary Bella Alice Finch Chubb, re-gifting, stonehenge
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August 16, 1858
On August 16, 1858, telegraphed messages were sent over the newly laid trans-Atlantic cable between Britain’s Queen Victoria and US President James Buchanan. The first messages were the usual, flowery prose between 19th Century… Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged America, Great Britain, James Buchanan, knock knock jokes, Queen Victoria
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April 11, 1689
On April 11, 1689, William III and Mary II became co-sovereigns of Great Britain. If they had any children that could have succeeded to the throne, many mathematicians believe the offspring should have been named Milliam VI or Wary VI. … Continue reading
Posted in 17th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Anne I, British Monarchy, Great Britain, Mary II, Milliam, naming conventions, William III
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November 28, 1967
On November 28, 1967, British Cambridge University postgraduate Jocelyn Bell Burnell and her supervisor Antony Hewish detected the first radio pulsars. Proving once again that a woman’s hearing is significantly better than most men’s. In fact, it was said that … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Antony Hewish, audio, Cambridge, firsts, Great Britain, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, science, women
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May 20, 1774
On May 20, 1774, Britain passed the Coercive Acts to punish the American colonists for their increasingly anti-British behavior. All American colonists were immediately prohibited from drinking coffee. Tea was to be the caffeinated beverage of choice. Also, rum was … Continue reading
Posted in 18th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged American Colonies, coffee vs tea, Great Britain, King George, rum vs gin, Thou King Joke
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June 19, 1988
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1988 the world’s longest sausage was created in London and it measured in at 13 miles long. Both Texas and Australia complained and said that they weren’t even given a chance to compete and … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged double entendre, Great Britain, Romania, sausage, sausage fest, world record
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July 1, 1997
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1997 the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, finally found the receipt from when the British Crown originally purchased Hong Kong from China in 1841 and was able to return the island. China refused to … Continue reading
September 11, 1958
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1958 Great Britain performed atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island. Two years later the first sighting of flying reindeer were made in the airspace above Finland.
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Atomic Bomb, Christmas Island, Finland, Great Britain, reindeer
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