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Monthly Archives: September 2014
September 10, 1897
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1897 British police arrest London taxi driver George Smith for drunken driving. They determined that he was drunk because he first, acted and talked in a drunken manner and second, he drove straight into a building. When asked why he did so, he said, “Well officer, that sumbitch building … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged cars, DWI, London, police, the english
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September 9, 1836
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1836 Abraham Lincoln received his license to practice law. Three hours later he killed his first zombie.
September 8, 1504
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1504, Michelangelo’s 13-foot marble statue of David was unveiled in Florence, Italy. All the men in attendance quietly remarked on how large David’s hands were and also how small his penis was. The women in attendance just said, “em-hmmm” as they stared at his butt.
Posted in 16th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Italy, men, Michelangelo, women, women looking at men's butts
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September 7, 1880
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1880, George Ligowsky of Cincinnati was granted a patent for his device that threw clay pigeons for trapshooters. His original idea was one based upon a trebuchet and the illustration that was sent with his original patent showed the device throwing small piglets into the air as riflemen shot … Continue reading
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Tagged Cincinnati, ideas gone wrong, patents, sports, trebuchet
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September 6, 1992
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1992 a 35-year old man died ten weeks after receiving a transplanted baboon liver. Chim-Chim, the Smoking Chimpanzee immediately protested and said that Theodore the Belligerent Baboon had died ten weeks earlier under suspicious circumstances and that his donor card had not even been signed on the back.
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged chim-chim, medical procedures, mysterious deaths
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September 5, 1900
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1900 France proclaimed a protectorate over Chad. Chad Rochambeau, a seventh grader at St. Mary Mother of God’s School For Secondary Education located in Baton Rouge, LA, thought France meant him. On September 6th, he started a fight with the much larger and burly Edwin Toullouse, a fellow seventh … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century
Tagged Baton Rouge, Chad, france, misunderstandings that lead to an ass-whipping, nuns, school
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September 4, 1967
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1967 “Gilligan’s Island” aired for the last time on CBS-TV and had run for 98 shows. It was from this show that the famous personality quiz choice, “Ginger or Mary Ann” was born. Mary Ann in the morning, Ginger at night is the only right answer.
September 3, 1895
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1895 the first professional football game was played in Latrobe, PA. The Latrobe YMCA defeated the Jeannette Athletic Club 12-0. Several of the attendees mentioned that if someone was to sell beer and bratwursts at one of these events, they’d make a small killing.
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged alcohol, football, Pennsylvania, sporting event
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September 1, 1689
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1689 Tsar Peter the Great of Russia placed a tax on men’s beards. Peter the Great wanted to drag Russia into the 17th Century and by forcing Russian men to shave their facial hair, he hoped to at the very least improve their looks. Russian women were allowed to … Continue reading
Posted in 17th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged beards, Peter the Great, Russia, special rules for women
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