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March 1, 1879

On March 1, 1879, the Library of Hawaii was founded and began providing books to the citizens of the islands. It was also on this date that the library at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama (later to be renamed Alabama Polytechnic Institute and even much later to be renamed Auburn) burned to the … Continue reading

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December 8, 1854

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1854, Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. This is the official doctrine that held that Mary, mother of Jesus, was free of original sin from the moment she was conceived. They believed this was because Mary’s parents, Joe and Anne Cohen-Levi, only performed sex the … Continue reading

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December 1, 2012

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2012 Mexico swore in its new President, Enrique Pena Nieto. Since the ceremony was performed before 10:00 PM, they had to use shit, damn, and son-of-a-beetch.

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September 30, 1927

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1927 George Herman “Babe” Ruth of the New York Yankees hit his 60th homerun of the season. He broke his own record with that homerun and this record stood until 1961 when Roger Maris, also of the New York Yankees, hit 61 homeruns, setting the new single season record. … Continue reading

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June 21, 1913

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1913, Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick became the first woman to parachute from an airplane. When she was asked why she did it, she said she was given the choice of either jumping or having sex with the pilot. Upset and angry, the interviewer quickly demanded, “You jumped, didn’t you?” “Tiny” … Continue reading

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April 26, 1819

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1819 the first Odd Fellows lodge in the U.S. was established in Baltimore, MD. Comedians worldwide declined comment as they claimed it would be like shooting fish in a barrel.

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