Monthly Archives: March 2016

March 21, 1962

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1962 a bear became the first creature to be ejected at supersonic speeds and it actually lived through the experience. The US Military had a fast jet called the Convair B-58 that flew at supersonic speeds, but it had one problem. It had the standard ejection seats and at … Continue reading →

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March 20, 1997

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1997 Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company became the first tobacco company to admit that cigarettes are addictive. The executives for Phillip Morris said that the people working for Liggett and Myers were obviously on drugs and nothing they said could be trusted. When Altadis USA, the largest cigar maker … Continue reading →

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March 19, 1987

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1987, Televangelist Jim Bakker resigned from his television ministry the PTL due to a sex sandal involving his ‘personal’ assistant Jessica Hahn. I thought it might be interesting to see how many big-time preachers had succumbed to the erotic allures of the flesh and stopped researching when I hit … Continue reading →

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March 18, 1995

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1995, Michael Jordan announced he was ending his 17 month NBA retirement. There were rumors that Jordan had ‘retired’ rather than being suspended due to his suspected gambling. But in 1996, the documentary ‘Space Jam’ came out showed the true story of Michael Jordan’s retirement and his subsequent return … Continue reading →

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March 17, 1989

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1989 a series of solar flares caused a violent magnetic storm that shut down the power grid over large regions of Canada and caused widespread power outages that prevented literally thousands of Canadians from watching hockey on the television. Nine months later in 1989, during the two week period … Continue reading →

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March 16, 1993

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1993, France officially declared ostrich meat fit for human consumption. Fred Flinstone sized drumsticks became possible for the first time in Western civilization.

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March 15, 493 AD

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 493 AD Theodoric the Great, leader of the Ostrogoths was attending a banquet that he and Odoacer the first King of Italy had organized to celebrate the peace treaty they had signed signaling an end to warfare and their peaceful mutual rule over Italy. At the beginning of the … Continue reading →

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March 14, 1899

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1899, Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin was issued a US patent for his invention of the ‘Navigable Balloon’. This rigid airship was known as the Zeppelin. Nothing twisted, just thought it was interesting that the Zeppelin was named after its inventor.

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March 13, 2012

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2012 a Harvard Medical School study claimed that eating red meat increased the risk of death and has additional negative health implications. They also stated that it wasn’t healthy for people either, although beef is delicious. A subsequent study done by the Beef Growers Association of America did say … Continue reading →

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March 12, 1994

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1994 the famous Loch Ness monster photo taken by Marmaduke Wetherell was confirmed to be a hoax. The Loch Ness monster in the photo was a toy submarine with a head and neck attached. Cryptozoologists worldwide were stunned at this announcement and asked what would happen next. Would the … Continue reading →

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