Monthly Archives: April 2016

April 20, 1998

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1998 the German terrorist group, Red Army Faction, announced their dissolution after 28 years of terroristic activities. When asked why they were breaking up, the leader of the Red Army Faction said, “We’re just getting too old, man, and there is no fire or anger in the German youth … Continue reading

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April 19, 2013

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 2013 Abdullah Riyaz, age 50, was arrested at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India. While he sat in the waiting area for his Dubai bound plane to be board, officials noticed that he appeared to be very uncomfortable. After a quick search, they found four bars of … Continue reading

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April 18, 1930

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1930 the BBC Radio announced that there was no news for that day. The entire radio broadcasts consisted of the following statement: “Today is Good Friday. There is no news.”

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April 17, 1987

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1987 New Yorker Richard Wilbur was appointed as Poet Laureate of the United States. This was quite the upset pick as Tyrone Greene of New Jersey was the favorite with his heartfelt poem, “Kill My Landlord”. When Mr. Greene was interviewed about his not receiving the Poet Laureate, he … Continue reading

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April 16, 2011

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 2011 Nigeria finally held a presidential election and Goodluck Jonathan was elected. Immediate and widespread violence was reported in the northern part of the country. Due to the unpopularity of Goodluck Jonathan, the administration of the ex-president, Umaru Yar’Adua, secretly contacted millions of Americans through secret e-mails and implored … Continue reading

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April 15, 1738

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1738 the first true bottle opener was used and April 15th, 1738 has been named as its invention day. This is useful as prior to the bottle opener to get at the alcohol goodness of a sealed bottle, one had to use a rough corkscrew or just break off … Continue reading

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April 14, 1984

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1984 the Texas Board of Education required that the state’s public school textbooks describe the evolution of human beings as “theory rather than fact”. Chim-Chim the Talking Chimpanzee was instrumental in helping the politically motivated religious of Texas in inserting this into the Texas schoolbooks. As Chim-Chim was quoted … Continue reading

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April 13, 1976

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1976 the US Federal Reserve re-introduced the $2 bill back into the American wild as part of the bicentennial celebration. The original $2 bill almost died out in 1966 when the monetary unit was discontinued, but enough of the bills were preserved in the mattresses of grandparents and in … Continue reading

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April 12, 1985

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1985 Federal inspectors declared that four animals of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus were not unicorns. They were goats that had a single horn surgically implanted on their foreheads. Also, the fake unicorns did not poop rainbows and preferred sluts over virgins or so the inspectors … Continue reading

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April 11, 1986

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1986 Kellogg Company stopped giving tours of its breakfast food plant. The CEO of Kellogg stated that the 80 year tradition was said that the company secrets were at risk due to spies from other cereal companies. Tony the Tiger was quoted as saying that Cap’n Crunch and Lucky … Continue reading

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