Monthly Archives: July 2015

July 11, 1960

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1960, “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee was published and quickly became a classic and won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1961. Her cat, Mister Tiggly Wuggums, was extremely upset as he believed Ms. Lee had stolen the title to his book, which was a slasher/murder/how-to/cookbook for … Continue reading →

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July 10, 1609

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1609 the Catholic states in Germany created the Catholic League to counteract the Protestant Union, which had been formed in 1608. One important difference between the two separate Leagues was that the Catholic League (the Junior Circuit) allowed a designated hitter, i.e., a priest or saint, to act as … Continue reading →

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July 9, 1993

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1993 a Toronto lawyer performed the act of accidental self-defenestration. From the 24th floor of the Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower, attorney Garry Hoy would performed the ultimate “Hey ya’ll, look at this!” moment for new employees and curious onlookers. He would run at the building’s upper storey windows and launch … Continue reading →

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July 8, 1099

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1099 Christian soldiers on the First Crusade march around Jerusalem looking for the tourist section and the red-light district. It did not take long for the Arabic population to build the required stalls to sell hot meat pies, meat on a stick, and meat curry dishes to the hungry … Continue reading →

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July 7, 1928

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1928 sliced bread was invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder. Betty White is older than sliced bread, having been born in 1922.

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July 6, 1983

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1983 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that retirement plans could not pay women smaller monthly payments solely because of their gender. They had to find another reason or reasons to do so, such as because women are subject to less stress than men and will most likely live longer, … Continue reading →

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July 5, 1937

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1937, Hormel Foods’s Spam luncheon meat was sold in stores for the first time. Originally named Hormel Spice Ham, it didn’t sell well. Hormel renamed it S(piced)(h)am and marketed that it had all the required preservatives, salts, sugars, and congealed fats that a body craved and it couldn’t keep … Continue reading →

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July 4, 1884

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1884 bullfighting was introduced in the U.S. in Dodge City, Kansas. One year later, bullwrestling was introduced during a Carnie show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but interest quickly declined when doping and foreign bulls were used to beat the American grown competitors.

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July 3, 1790

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1790 in Paris, France the Marquis of Condorcet proposed granting civil rights to women. The Marquis, Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat (just call me Nick or Nicolas) was the French Benjamin Franklin of the French Revolution and he advocated a liberal economy, free and public education, constitutionalism, equal … Continue reading →

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July 2, 1843

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1843 a two-foot long alligator was found to have fallen from the sky during an intense thunder storm in Charleston, SC. Interested observers noted that the alligator had a bewildered look on its face, but it was able to waddle away back toward swampy ground.

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