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May 7, 2014

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 525 AD the German peasants’ revolt was crushed by the ruling class and church. Proving once again that superior weapons, armor, and an elite fighting forces that are trained in the use of those superior weapons and armor will crush a mob of poorly fed and ill-equipped peasants, no … Continue reading →

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April 6, 1199

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1199 English King Richard I was killed by an arrow at the siege of the castle of Chaluz in France. It was believed that he was struck by a crossbow bolt fired by a boy from the besieged castle. Before he died, he had the boy brought to him … Continue reading →

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September 4, 1833

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DATE IN TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1833, Barney Flaherty answered an ad in “The New York Sun” and became the first newsboy/paperboy at the age of 10. With his Irish waifish good-looks and small stature, he was able to stick in the big leagues and sell papers on the street corners in New York for … 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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July 12, 1918

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DATE IN HISTORY, July 12th, 1918 Haiti declared war on Germany, one of the last countries to do so. Both sides of the conflict saw Haiti as the slow, pudgy kid that smelled funny and laughed at all the wrong times during class, but the Central Powers (Germany, Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman … Continue reading →

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July 11, 1921

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DAY IN HISTORY! in 1921 – A truce was called in the Irish War of Independence as the Guinness Breweries in Dublin contracted a fungal infestation that required all the beer to either be poured out or drunk on the spot. As one side of this Civil War consisted of hard working Irishmen … Continue reading →

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June 27, 1358

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Joel Byers

In 1358 – the Republic of Dubrovnik was founded and lasted until 1808, when Napoleon ran over to it in his large scale game of RISK and pushed down its walls (since it was really just a City-State in present day Croatia) and declared ‘You FOOLS! Only I can consolidate Europe and win this game. … Continue reading →

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