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Monthly Archives: January 2021
January 21, 1924
On January 21, 1924, Soviet Leader Lenin died. Joseph Stalin immediately began a purge of his rivals and intellectuals for the leadership of the Soviet Union. If people who are trying to gain power and control over a state or government start… Continue reading
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Tagged canaries in the coal mines, Josef Stalin, Lenin, Russia, Soviet Union
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January 20, 1989
On January 20, 1989, George H.W. Bush was inaugurated as the 41st American President and Dan Quayle of Indiana became the 44th Vice President. When secretively asked why he chose Quayle, Bush said he had to make sure his Secret Service detail was extra… Continue reading
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Tagged Dan Quayle, George HW Bush, potato, US Presidents, US Vice Presidents
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January 19, 1939
On January 19, 1939, Ernie Hausen of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin set a world record that stands to this day. He plucked a chicken bare in 4.4 seconds. That is all, folks. He then went on to attempt records for monkey spanking and dolphin waxing. Share this post for the euphemism trifecta.
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Tagged chickens, Ernie Hausen, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, world records
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January 18, 1993
On January 18, 1993, the Martin Luther King Jr., holiday was observed in all 50 states of the United States for the first time ever. Arizona, the last state to authorize the holiday, still didn’t want to, but did so begrudgingly because Alabama… Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, Arizona, holidays, Mississippi, MLK Day, National Holiday, Texas
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January 17, 1740
On January 17, 1740, the Greatest German who ever lived, died. Who was this prodigious talent of a man? It was none other than Matthias Buchinger who was also known as Matthew Buckinger in England. Matthew Buckinger was a multi-talented and intelligent… Continue reading
Posted in 18th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Buckinger's Boot, german, Matthew Buckinger, Matthias Buchinger, multi-talented, overcoming
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January 16, 2012
On January 16, 2012, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin police arrested Michael West for domestic abuse. His wife, Rebecca, was crying and bleeding from the nose when they arrived. A drunk West said that they were arguing about finances when the strangest thing… Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged alcohol, Found du Lac, ghosts, police, stoopid criminals, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Man
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January 15, 2011
On January 15, 2011, police in Titusville, Florida got a tip that helped them solve an arson at a home on North Dixie Avenue. While sifting through the wreckage of the burned home, they found a suspicious latex glove and inside the glove, they found the… Continue reading
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Tagged arson, Dean Martin, Florida, Florida Man, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, stoopid criminals, Titusville
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January 14, 2019
On January 14, 2019, 30-year-old Bryan Duane Stewart of Milton, Florida became upset with his neighbors and threatened to “kill’em with kindness.” Kindness was Stewart’s machete. Stewart and his machete, Kindness, were subsequently subdued by… Continue reading
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Tagged Florida Man, kindness, machete, meth and alcohol, Tasers
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January 13, 1547
On January 13, 1547, the Earl of Surrey, Henry Howard was sentenced to death by Henry VIII of England. What got Henry Howard’s neck shortened? He added the arms of King Edward the Confessor to his coat of arms and Henry VIII thought the vain man wasn’t… Continue reading
January 12, 1998
On January 12, 1998, 19 European nations agreed to prohibit human cloning. The United States, Great Britain and Russia did not sign the accord. Russia said that technically if you combine bear DNA with human DNA, you weren’t actually cloning humans. The… Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, cloning, DNA, Europe, Great Britain, Queen Elizabeth II, Russia, science, United States
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