Monthly Archives: February 2016

February 19, 2012

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2012 in the Netherlands Dutch scientists grew meat from bovine stem cells. A team of researchers at Maastricht University led by Professor Mark Post successfully grew muscle tissue from the stem cells. The scientists said this was the first step in their goal of creating a lab-grown hamburger by … Continue reading →

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February 18, 1979

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1979 snow fell in the Sahara. The snowstorm took place in Southern Algeria and lasted for only 30 minutes. The was the first time in recorded history that snow had fallen in the Sahara. It should also be noted that Sheila McCarthy of Lakewood, New Jersey finally went all … Continue reading →

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February 17, 1454

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1454 at a grand feast and after many, many drinks, Philip the Good of Burgundy took the “vow of the pheasant” by which he swore to fight the Turks. At that time the Turks were a rowdy bunch and actually fighting them was considered unhealthy, but beating them was … Continue reading →

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February 16, 1952

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1952 the FBI arrested 10 members of the Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina. Their names were Early, Early Junior, Jim Bob, Billy Bob, Bubba, Bubba Bob, Junior, Bubba Bob Junior, Bubba Bob Senior, and Steve Brooks. All of the men, while sharing the last name of Brooks claimed … Continue reading →

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February 15, 1971

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1971 on what became known as the “Decimal Day” in the United Kingdom, the British currency was brought onto the base 10 system. Before this date one British pound was made up of 240 pence (20 shillings) which made it difficult for those who didn’t grow up in the … Continue reading →

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February 14, 1929

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1929 the first report on penicillin’s medicinal properties were published. Sir Alexander Fleming’s famously accidentally discovered penicillin after leaving a Petri dish out for too long. On this date he published his report about his findings regarding the mold and its potential medical use. Which was appropriate considering that … Continue reading →

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February 13, 1967

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1967 the Madrid Codices were found after being lost for centuries. The codices were the personal notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci and included almost 200 pages of drawings and notes. They were discovered in the National Library of Spain, where they had been misplaced for centuries. A librarian found … Continue reading →

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February 12, 1809

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1809 Scientist Charles Darwin was born in Shropshire England. His birth was not predicted by Nostradamus nor was there any comets or shooting stars observed on this date in 1809. And in direct contradiction to what Ken Hamm, Westboro Baptist Church, Pat Robertson and Oral Roberts have said, the … Continue reading →

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February 11, 1878

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1878 the first U.S. bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, was formed. This was before gears and to have a speedy, fast bike, required the front wheel (which was the pedaling wheel) to be bigger than the back wheel. This type of bicycle was called the ‘penny farthing’ and was … Continue reading →

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February 10, 1840

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1840, Queen Victoria married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg-Gotha. Queen Victoria was a carrier of the hemophilia gene, from which the ‘bleeding’ disease appeared among a number of the nine children and descendants. A famous case history in genetics was derived from the Victoria/Albert family tree. … Continue reading →

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