Category Archives: 17th Century

Historical Facts from 1601 to 1700 CE

January 18, 1644

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Joel Byers

On January 18, 1644, the first documented case of a USO/UFO (Unidentified Submerged Object/Unindentified Flying Object) was made. John Winthrop’s, the Governor of Massachusetts, diary had an entry detailing the event. In it, he stated that three men in a boat in the Boston Harbor observed at midnight two lights rise up and out from … Continue reading →

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May 29, 1660

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1660 Charles II was restored to the English Throne after the Puritan Commonwealth was overthrown by the people of England. Oliver Cromwell took over England in 1649 and instituted a very religious, dour government based upon Puritan principles that frowned on people having fun, like dancing, drinking, singing, and … Continue reading →

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May 9, 1671

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1671 Thomas “Captain” Blood attempted to steal the crown jewels from the Tower of London. Thomas Blood and his accomplices had the Crown Jewels in their possession when they were nicked at the gate by the guards. Instead of getting a rope necktie, the Irishman, Blood, was able to … Continue reading →

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April 9, 1626

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1626, Sir Francis Bacon died. He has been called the father of empiricism and his works established and popularized inductive methodologies for scientific inquiry and became known as the Baconian method or simply the scientific method. He died of pneumonia, supposedly contracted while studying the effects of freezing on … Continue reading →

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March 5, 1616

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1616, the Copernican Theory that the sun was the center of the solar system and the other planets revolved around it were declared false and erroneous in “The Decreee of the Index” signed by the Bishop of Albano of St. Cecilia. In this decree, the Holy Congregation of the … Continue reading →

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August 7, 1620

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Joel Byers

On this day in Twisted-History.com in 1620, German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer Johannes Kepler’s mother, Katharina, was arrested for being a witch and practicing witchcraft. She allegedly caused one woman to become sick and turned one man into a newt. Kepler personally saw to her legal defense and was able to prove that she had … Continue reading →

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July 10, 1609

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1609 the Catholic states in Germany created the Catholic League to counteract the Protestant Union, which had been formed in 1608. One important difference between the two separate Leagues was that the Catholic League (the Junior Circuit) allowed a designated hitter, i.e., a priest or saint, to act as … Continue reading →

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June 15, 1667

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1667, Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Denys administered the first fully documented human blood transfusion. He transferred twelve ounces of sheep’s blood into a 15-year old French boy. To prepare the boy for the transfusion he was bleed 20 times by leeches. To everyone’s amazement, the boy survived and escaped to the … Continue reading →

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March 8, 1618

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! on this date in 1618, Johann Kepler discovered his third Law of Planetary Motion, which state that the square of the orbital period of a planet is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit. For those of us who are not astronomically inclined, this was some … Continue reading →

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February 28, 1692

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1692 the first official Salem witch hunt began. Hunters were not limited to sex or age limits of their prey, but it was considered bad form to accuse and then execute anyone under the age of 10 for witchcraft. Before the season started, all hunters were reminded that while … Continue reading →

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