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February 26, 1907

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Joel Byers

On February 26, 1907, the US Congress raised their own salaries to $7,500. In 1907, the average workers’ annual salary was between $200 to $400. So, it’s not just now that our Congressmen and Congresswoman are out of touch with the common man and woman. It seems they have always been callous toward the average … Continue reading →

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October 27, 1997

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Joel Byers

On October 27, 1997, the United States released a redesigned $50 bill with a younger, jauntier Ben Franklin. A Ben Franklin that said, “Yes. I’m old, but I’m sexy, and the chicks still dig me.’ A Ben Franklin that if he’d ever been President wouldn’t have lied about an intern, he’d bragged about it.

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October 26, 1988

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Joel Byers

On October 26, 1988, Donald Trump billed Boxing champion Mike Tyson $2,000,000 for four months’ advisory services. That was the second time in October that Tyson got screwed by a little bitch for his money.

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February 4, 1866

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Joel Byers

On February 4, 1866, the future founder of the Church of Christ, Scientists, Mary Baker Eddy, believed her injured back was healed by opening her Bible and reading scripture. This is the watershed moment that put Mary Baker Eddy onto the path of establishing the Christian Science religion.  The doctor who examined Mary after her … Continue reading →

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July 14, 2008 and 2009

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2008, the iTunes Music Store reached 10 million apps downloaded. Exactly one year later, it reached 1.5 billion apps downloaded. If iTunes only charged $1 an app (which they don’t) they would have made 1.499 billion dollars in one year. That is 1,499,000,000 dollars in one year. If iTunes … Continue reading →

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November 4, 1879

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Joel Byers

November 4, 2014 On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1879, James Ritty patented the first cash register. He did so to combat the stealing his bartenders were doing in his Dayton, Ohio saloon. The bartenders quickly learned the trick of putting every fifth dollar into their pocket instead of the cash register.

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August 19, 1950

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DATE IN TWISTED-HISTORY in 1950 ABC started the first Saturday morning kid show with Animal Clinic and Acrobat Ranch. NBC and CBS quickly realized what a cash-cow kid’s cereal commercials could be and add their own Saturday morning kid shows.

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August 18, 2004

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DATE IN TWISTED-HISTORY in 2004 Donald Trump re-released his board game (Trump the Game) where players bid on real estate, buy big ticket money items (yachts, diamonds, toupees, expensive escorts, sports cars, airplanes and etc.) and broker billion dollar deals. The game was originally released in 1989 and at that time, the owners … Continue reading →

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August 2, 1819

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DAY IN HISTORY in 1819, Frenchmen Charles Guille jumped out of a hot-air balloon that was floating 10,000 feet over New York and landed safely by use of his parachute, the first time this had happened in United States. Prior to jumping, a New York crowd had gathered and began selling hot-dogs and … Continue reading →

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July 24, 1977

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DAY IN HISTORY! in 1977 the Libyan-Egyptian Four Day War came to an sputtering end. The War started because Libyan leader Mommar Gaddafi was jealous that all the hot Israeli chicks were hanging out in Cairo with Anwar Sadat and refused to party with him, even after he’d spent his oil money allowance … Continue reading →

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