Tag Archives: World War I

July 17, 1917

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Joel Byers

On July 17, 1917 King George V, King of England decided it would be a good idea to change his family’s last name. It was Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and extremely German, and since England was currently at war with Germany and its allies, King George thought a name change might be conducive to keeping his throne. He … Continue reading →

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April 21, 1918

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Joel Byers

On April 21, 1918, during World War I, German pilot Baron Manfred von Richthofen, “the Red Baron”, was shot down and killed over Vaux sur Somme in France. The Red Baron was considered the top ace of aerial combat during the first World War with a recorded 80 kills. A kill was any shooting down … Continue reading →

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December 25, 1914

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1914 during World War I, British and German troops observed an unofficial truce to celebrate Christmas Day. It is believed the Germans made the first move. During the evening of December 24 they delivered a chocolate cake to the British line accompanied by a note that proposed a cease … Continue reading →

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November 17, 1913

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1913, Kaiser Wilhem of Germany banned his the officers of his armed forces from dancing the tango while in uniform. He, like so many of the stodgy upper class and religious leaders of that day considered the dance to be lewd, immoral and of the lower class. Due to … Continue reading →

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August 18, 1914

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1914 the “Proclamation of Neutrality” was issued by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. It was aimed at keeping the U.S. out of World War I. Switzerland sent a cake and welcomed America to the “gray” side. Less than three years later, America entered the Great War on the side of … Continue reading →

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June 14, 1932

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1932, Tennessee Representative Edward Eslicked died from a heart attack on the House Floor as he was pleading for the passage of the Wright Patman World War I Bonus Bill, which would have given the World War I Veterans the bonus money promised to them to be paid in … Continue reading →

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April 22, 1915

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1915 at the Second Battle of Ypres the Germans became the first country to use poison gas. The Brits claimed they had a slight natural immunity as they had been fighting alongside the bean eating Australians for years.

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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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