Tag Archives: New York City

July 15, 1922

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1922 the first duck-billed platypus arrived in America, directly from Australia. It was exhibited at the Bronx Zoo in New York City. Native New Yorkers, long used to the shenanigans of PT Barnum and others of his ilk, refused at first to believe it was a real animal. They … Continue reading →

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June 3, 1851

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1851 the New York Knickerbockers became the first baseball team to wear uniforms. The other teams in the League considered the Knickerbockers to be “Fancy Dans” with their new-fangled matching uniforms and several teams declared that they’d never stoop to something so effeminate.

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March 24, 1883

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1883 the first long distance telephone call between New York City and Chicago took place. It quickly evolved from cordial greetings into an acrimonious shouting match as the caller from New York began arguing with the receiver from Chicago about the virtues of a New York slice versus the … Continue reading →

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February 26, 1930

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1930, the first red and green traffic lights were installed in New York City, following the lead of Detroit in 1920. Red-green colorblind drivers were left to guess when to go, as there were no uniform standard of order for the red, yellow, and green lights. This would later … Continue reading →

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February 25, 1974

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1974, Veronica and Colin Scargill of England began a tandem bicycle ride that began in New York City and lasted until August 27, 1975 and saw the couple cross the entire world and spanned 18,020 miles. What is truly amazing was that as of 2012, the Scargills were still … Continue reading →

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