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Monthly Archives: March 2014
March 31, 1880
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1880 Wabash, IN became the first town to be completely illuminated with electric light and soon, the urban and even most rural settlements followed suit and the great Moth Massacres began. All over the United States from 1880 until 1965, moths would fly and congregate around these miniature suns … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged electricity, mutants, new technology, unexplained phenomena
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March 30, 1533
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1533 Henry VIII divorced his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Apparently he’d got a whiff of the new wife smell as he’d done a little window shopping at the local New Wife Dealership in London and decided that since he had a little extra money in the Royal Treasury, … Continue reading
Posted in 16th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged divorces, Henry VIII, men behaving badly, the english, women
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March 29, 1901
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1901 the first federal elections were held in Australia. Two kangaroos and one koala bear won seats in the House of Representatives and Senate, but no women or indigenous people were elected or even allowed to run for office. At the next election, the Aussies decided that it might … Continue reading
March 28, 1938
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1938 in Italy, psychiatrists demonstrated the use of electric-shock therapy for treatment of certain mental illnesses. Unsurprisingly, deviant sexual activity and male homosexuality were two of the first mental illnesses that the medical profession decided to treat with this new technology. The Italian doctors decided the proper course of … Continue reading
March 27, 1998
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1998 – the FDA approved the prescription drug Viagra. It was the first pill for male impotence that was government approved and that actually worked because of scientific research and medicine. Several businesses that ran ads on the back pages of comic books and nudie magazines became very fearful … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged comic books, food and drugs, men, nudie magazines, spanish fly
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March 26, 1910
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1910 the U.S. Congress passed an amendment to the 1907 Immigration Act that barred criminals, paupers, anarchists and carriers of disease from settling in the U.S. But if the women were hot, Congress acknowledged something could be worked out.
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Congress, immigrants, special rules for women, women
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March 25, 1668
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1668 the first horse race in America took place in New York. Also on this date the first cheating, lying, drinking, and gambling at a horse race occurred. The general consensus was that a good time was had by all.
Posted in 17th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged alcohol, American Colonies, gambling, horse race, New York, sporting event
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March 24, 1911
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1911 the Danish penal code was reformed to abolished corporal punishment. In Copenhagen, a booming underground spanking trade immediately sprang up as the men who had been committing minor crimes to experience the ‘punishment’ of their choice were forced to find it on the streets.
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Tagged crime and punishment, Denmark, spanking
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March 23, 1912
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1912 the Dixie Cup was invented and college girls immediately found something to do with their left hands during football games and frat parties. (Holding a Dixie Cup filled with beer. What the hell were YOU thinking?)
March 22, 1457
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1457 the Gutenberg Bible became the first printed book. Booksellers of that time claimed that the printed book was a passing fad and doomed to quickly fade out, as established and accomplished readers preferred a handwritten book penned by a master scribe with hand-drawn illustrations by the top artists … Continue reading
Posted in 15th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged books, new technology, technological obsolescence
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