Monthly Archives: December 2019

December 21, 1998

On December 21, 1998, the first vaccine for Lyme disease was approved. No ‘Karens’ in the effected regions of the United States rose up and protested against their children getting this protection. Probably because the internet was not developed enough for rabid Anti-Vaxxers to spew their form of stupidity so it could infect a larger … Continue reading

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December 20, 1820

On December 20, 1820, the state of Missouri enacted a law that taxed all bachelors between the ages of 21 to 50 for being unmarried. The tax was $1 a year, which would be about $20 today. It wasn’t enough to force unmarried men to move or get married, but it was like the married … Continue reading

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December 19, 1997

On December 19, 1997, the movie “Titanic” opened in movie theaters across America. American women swooned with the forbidden romance of Jack and Rose and they memorized every second of the scene where Jack allowed himself to drown rather than risk Rose falling off the wood paneling she was using as a raft. Men forced … Continue reading

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December 18, 1996

On December 18, 1996, the Oakland, California school board passed a resolution that officially declared “Ebonics” a language or dialect. The speakers and proponents of Esperanto scoffed and said, “Give it a year or two and see if it lasts.” It didn’t. Redneck-a-bonics and Whitetrashabonics didn’t gain much traction either. Git-er-done and Cash Me Outside … Continue reading

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December 17, 1977

On December 17, 1977, Russian journalist Iona Anfronov visited Vulcan, West Virginia. He was invited by Mayor John Robinette, because the town asked the Soviet Union to help them build a bridge. The small coal mining community had only one way into town, a dangerous, ramshackled bridge that was falling apart. It could not be … Continue reading

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December 16, 1773

On December 16, 1773, American protesters dressed as Indians and threw tea shipments into the Boston Harbor in protest against the British Tea Act. Native Americans critiqued the protest and said they wouldn’t have worn feathers and bright clothing. Instead they’d have worn darker colors and dressed as Pilgrims to blend in. Also, they admitted … Continue reading

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December 15, 1992

On December 15, 1992, the CEO of the IBM company, John Akers,  announced it would eliminate 25 thousand employees in the coming year. When the employees panicked, he quickly responded and said he didn’t mean eliminate, he meant terminate. He would terminate 25 thousand employees. This did not alleviate their concerns and he had to … Continue reading

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December 14, 1799

On December 14, 1799 First American President George Washington died after a very, brief illness. What killed him? No one is sure. On December 13th he was healthy and on December 14th he was dead. He was seen by his doctors and they said he had caught an illness from wearing wet clothes. They decided … Continue reading

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December 13, 1988

On December 13, 1988, a bankruptcy judge in Columbia, South Carolina, ordered that the assets of the PTL (Praise The Lord) television ministry be sold to a Toronto real estate developer for $65 million. Turns out that Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker’s Christian ministry was just a way for them to get rich off of … Continue reading

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December 12, 1955

On December 12, 1955, British engineer Christopher Cockerell patented the first hovercraft. It is not true that he named the first hovercraft “A Légpárnásom Tele Van Angolnákkal”.

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