Monthly Archives: July 2014

July 11th, 1985

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1985, Dr. H. Harlan Stone announced that he had used zippers instead of stitches on 28 patients. He explained that the zippers were used when he believed he may have to re-operate. While the technique was revolutionary, Stone, a graduate of Yale and Emory, remained wholly conservative in one … Continue reading →

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July 10th, 1969

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1969 the National League was divided up into two baseball divisions, East and West. The Atlanta Braves were forced into the West Division with the San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros and San Francisco Giants. The Chicago Cubs were conveniently placed into the East Division, … Continue reading →

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July 9th, 1976

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1976, Uganda asked the United Nations to condemn the Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe. The world laughed until they realize that Idi Amin was serious. Then they laughed again.

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July 8th, 1881

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1881 Edward Berner, a druggist in Two Rivers, WI poured chocolate syrup on ice cream in a dish. Until this date chocolate syrup had only been used for making ice-cream sodas. Druggists and soda-jerks everywhere told him that the human taste-buds wouldn’t be able to handle the intense flavor … Continue reading →

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July 7th, 1930

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1930 construction began on Boulder Dam, later re-named Hoover Dam, on the Colorado River. Tourist Al Capone was quoted as saying, “All of this concrete being poured could be useful for a man in the furniture business, know what I mean?”

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July 6th, 1905

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1905 fingerprints were exchanged for the first time between officials in Europe and the U.S. The person in question was cattle rustler extraordinaire John Walker, grandfather of Cordell Walker.

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July 5, 1996

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1996, Dolly, the first sheep cloned from adult cells, was born. Contrary to the initial reports received from the scientists at the secret lab where Dolly was conceived and born, she did not have telepathic or other mind control powers. The scientists and workers who cared for her every … Continue reading →

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July 4, 1845

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1845 American writer Henry David Thoreau began his two-year experiment in simple living at Walden Pond, near Concord, MA. One hundred and sixty-eight years later, his great-great-great-great-great-grandnephew, Nathan Joshua Thoreau decided to continue Thoreau’s experiment by giving up his iPhone, internet, and cable TV and survive for two months … Continue reading →

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July 3, 1940

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1940 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello debuted on NBC radio. People are still wondering who’s on first.

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July 2, 1298

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1298 an army led by Albert of Austria defeated and killed Adolf of Nassua near Worms, Germany. Unknown to historians was that Albert of Austria was in fact, Albert Kleinistein, a temporial scientist from the year 2332 AD. Professor Kleinistein invented the second working time machine and went back … Continue reading →

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