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Monthly Archives: May 2014
May 21, 1790
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1790 Paris, France was divided into 48 zones. When the French monarchy was reminded that Paris was a huge tourist destination and that at least one zone should be tourist-friendly, King Louis XVI said, “The world has met Frenchmen before, haven’t they? A sneer is our national smile and … Continue reading
May 20, 1774
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1774 Britain’s Parliament passed the Coercive Acts to punish the American colonists for their increasingly anti-British behavior. American’s were publicly chastised for failing to add unnecessary ‘u’s’ to words like behaviour, colour, and flavour as well as the increasing use of dentists and toothbrushes and toothpowders. The cooking of … Continue reading
Posted in 18th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged dentist, Early Americans, the english, unnecessay u
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May 19, 1992
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1992 U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle criticized the CBS sitcom “Murphy Brown” for having its title character decide to bear a child out of wedlock. He wrote “It is disappointing that CBS woulde allow Ms. Murphy Browne to have a childe and choose to do so without a father. … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Dan Quayle, Politicians behaving badly, potatoe, television, Vice Presidents
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May 18, 1926
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1926, Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished while visiting a beach in Venice, CA. She reappeared a month later with the claim that she had been kidnapped. It was believed by the police that Mrs. McPherson had staged her kidnapping to promote her nationwide radio ministry, but they were never … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged California, fake kidnapping, police, preachers and the crazy, radio, religion, women
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May 17, 1875
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1875 the first Kentucky Derby was run at Louisville, KY. Aristides was the winning horse and it was ridden by jockey Oliver Lewis. Of the 15 horses that were raced, fourteen were ridden by men that weighed less than 120 pounds. The last place finisher was the horse Goldmine, … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged horse race, horses, Kentucky, sporting event
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May 16, 1910
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1910 the U.S. Bureau of Mines was authorized by the U.S. Congress. Two years later, the U.S. Bureau of Mimes was authorized after the tragic incident in Philadelphia on June 23, 1911 when 23 street mimes found themselves trapped in the same invisible box and starved to death before … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Mimes, Philadephia, police, Thinning the Herd, US Government
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May 15, 1618
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1618 Johannes Kepler discovered his harmonics laws. The first law was “when one finds themselves in jail with a harmonica, one must learn to play the blues.”
May 14, 2012
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2012 scientists at Stanford University invented a working bionic eye that is powered only by focused light. It is believed that this invention could eventually restore the sight of millions of people suffering from macular degeneration and retinal pigmentosa, but to the disappointment of millions of men, boys, and … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged bionics, boys being boys, girls being girls, lasers, new technology, scientific experiments
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May 13, 1846
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1846 the U.S. declared that it was at war with East-Mexico and that it had always been at war with East-Mexico.
May 12, 1950
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1950 the American Bowling Congress abolished its white males-only membership restriction after 34 years. It was proven to them repeatedly that white women from Minnesota and Wisconsin could drink beer and continue bowling as well as any man. The American Bowling Congress also opened their membership to African-Americans so … Continue reading