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August 12, 1988

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1988 “The Last Temptation of Christ” opened in movie theaters across the United States. The negative publicity and outcry from conservative Christians actually caused more people to be tempted to go and see this movie than would have otherwise. Close Bookmark and Share This Page Save to Browser Favorites / … Continue reading →

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March 2, 1933

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1933, the motion picture King Kong had its world premiere in New York. While most New Yorkers were impressed with the special effects, they had some serious concerns of the realism of the movie. Most believed that a Gorilla that large could exist, they just didn’t believe he could … Continue reading →

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February 5, 1861

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1861, Samuel Goodale patented the moving picture peep show machine and the framework for modern porn was born.

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July 17, 1955

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Joel Byers

On July 17th, 1955 – Disneyland opened its doors in rural Orange County and Walt Disney was finally able to harness the power of children’s laughter and wonder to summon the “Great Old Ones” and bind them to his will and force them to obey his commands. The first death attributed to Disney and his … Continue reading →

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