Monthly Archives: February 2019

February 8, 1802

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Joel Byers

On February 8, 1802, American clock inventor, Simon Willard, patented the ‘Banjo Clock’. When his family, friends, and close neighbors and their cats learned about it, they eagerly lined up at his house and took turns bitch-slapping him. When he was finally able to explain to them that his clock only ‘resembled’ a banjo, they … Continue reading →

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February 7, 2013

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Joel Byers

On February 7, 2013, the state of Mississippi finally, officially certified the Thirteenth Amendment, only a short 18 years after it had formally ratified it, and became the last state in the United States to do so. When the government leaders of Mississippi were asked why they waited 148 years to officially certified the 13th … Continue reading →

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February 6, 1959

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Joel Byers

On February 6, 1959, Jack St. Clair Kilby of Texas Instruments filed the first patent for an integrated circuit, thereby setting the world on the path of electronic realization, making computers and the other wonders of the 21st Century possible. Mr. Kilby was also awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2000 for his work … Continue reading →

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February 5, 1953

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Joel Byers

On February 5, 1953, in Great Britain, the sweet and sugar rationing that started in World War II, ended, just eight short years after the end of the war. Candy shop and confectionaries nationwide in England braced for the onslaught of children and adults, money in hand, who would finally be able to indulge their … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 4, 2019 by TwistBot 3000

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February 4, 1866

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Joel Byers

On February 4, 1866, the future founder of the Church of Christ, Scientists, Mary Baker Eddy, believed her injured back was healed by opening her Bible and reading scripture. This is the watershed moment that put Mary Baker Eddy onto the path of establishing the Christian Science religion.  The doctor who examined Mary after her … Continue reading →

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February 3, 2008

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Joel Byers

On February 3, 2008, Grace Saenz-Lopez, the mayor of the Texas town of Alice, resigned after she was caught lying about her neighbor’s Shih Tzu. She had been asked to pet-sit the dog, Puddles, while they were on vacation. When they returned, Mayor Saenz-Lopez told them the dog had died and she had it buried. … Continue reading →

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February 2, 1349

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Joel Byers

On February 2, 1349, the Bubonic Plague was ravaging through Europe and England, and in London, there were at least 200 human bodies a day being buried. While most everyone in London considered this to be a horrible, apocalyptic time, where death and the possibility of dying from a horrible, painful disease was extremely likely, … Continue reading →

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February 1, 1964

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Joel Byers

On February 1, 1964, Indiana Governor Mathew Walsh tried to get the rock song by the Kingsmen, “Louie, Louie” banned for obscenity. He went so far as to ‘ban’ the song from the airwaves in Indiana. He claimed that just trying to listen to it caused his ears to ‘tingle’. Mrs. Walsh smirked and said … Continue reading →

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