Monthly Archives: July 2013

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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July 10, 1212

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DAY IN HISTORY! July 10th, 1212, the most severe of several early fires of London burned most of the city to the ground. Henry Fitz-Ailwin de Londonestone First Mayor of London was finally let go after twenty-four consecutive terms after his debacle of hiring the City Planning Firm of Porc dePaille et Porc … Continue reading →

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July 9, 1986

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DAY IN HISTORY! In 1986 on July 9th, The Parliament of New Zealand passesd the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalizing homosexuality in New Zealand. The Sheep Need Loving Too Act was narrowly defeated two days later after intensive lobbying against it by Rupert Murdoch and Fox News. According to un-named sources, Rupert Murdoch’s … Continue reading →

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July 8, 1947

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Joel Byers

On this date in 1947, Thor Heyerdahl, adventurer and captain of the balsa-wood raft the “Kon-Tiki” was floating on the Pacific ocean when news of a “space-ship crash” at Roswell, New Mexico was broadcasted. Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, Heyerdahl was a space alien from a near-earth planet located in a star-system located … Continue reading →

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July 7, 1456

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Joel Byers

On this date in 1456 a retrial verdict acquited Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death and declared that an innocence woman was convicted of heresy. Two days later, Joan’s mother, Isabelle Romee, tried to contact her via a séance with the famous French sorceress Jehanne le Gaillarde. Mademoiselle Gaillarde was able … Continue reading →

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