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Tag Archives: Alabama
February 26, 2011
On February 26, 2011, Allen Jones and his wife, Aleisha, of Bay Minette, Alabama played and lost Redneck Bingo. On the 26th, Allen decided to carry his truck-pistol, a .40 Glock (in Alabama, you have guns you keep in your car as a fashion accessory just in case a libtard wins a local election) inside … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century
Tagged Alabama, Alabama Bingo, gun-toting toddler, guns, guns and kids, Redneck Bingo
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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
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Alabama, Arizona, holidays, Mississippi, MLK Day, National Holiday, Texas
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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
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Alabama, cloning, DNA, Europe, Great Britain, Queen Elizabeth II, Russia, science, United States
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January 1, 2011
On January 1, 2011, Robert Freund, age 31, died because he thought he had the skill of a native Alabamian. He was igniting a large firework at his home of 498 Country Oaks Drive, Johnsburg, Illinois, when it exploded, causing injuries to his head and… Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Alabama, Fireworks, Illinois, Skeeter Jim Bob Thibadeaux III
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November 30, 1954
On November 30, 1954, a Sylacauga, Alabama woman, Ann Hodges, was taking an afternoon nap in her living room when a meteor burst through her roof and struck her, severely bruising her waist and hip. This is the only known… Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Alabama, Ann Hodges, firsts, meteor, science, Sylacauga
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November 14, 2018
On November 14, 2018, John Allen Chau, an Alabama native and Evangelistic Christian decided he was going to bring the word of Jesus Christ to the natives of the Andaman Islands off the coast of Indian. These natives have had a… Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Alabama, christians, evangelicals, John Allen Chau, missionaries, no means no, stoopid deaths
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November 13, 1956
On November 13, 1956, the US Supreme Court ruled that laws requiring race separation on buses in Alabama was unconstitutional. Mississippi pointed at Alabama and went “Huh huh, you got caught. It’s still legal here, though” and… Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Alabama, COVID-19, Mississippi, segregation, separate isn't equal, Supreme Court decisions, Tennessee, Texas
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August 9, 1956
On August 9, 1956, the first statewide, state-supported educational network went on the air in Alabama. WBIQ in Birmingham and WAIQ in Andalusia started airing programs as members of the Alabama Educational… Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Alabama, firsts, public television, Roll Tide, technology, television
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July 27, 1377
On July 27, 1377, the first example of a quarantine occurred in the city of Rugusa, which is now Dubroknik, Croatia. The city council passed a law that required newcomers from plague areas to isolate for 30 days, and then… Continue reading
Posted in 14th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Alabama, alchemy, Arizona, Croatia, Dubroknik, firsts, Florida, Georgia, Latin, lickspittle, quaranta, quarantine, Rugusa, state governors, Texas, Trump
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April 28, 1992
On April 28, 1992, the US Agriculture Department unveiled the food pyramid diet chart. Jim Bob Thibodeaux of Demopolis, Alabama was so impressed he released his own. Although, to be honest, it was more of a mound in a roughly pyramid shape. It consisted of cans of potted meat, Little Debbie Oatmeal pies, ice cold … Continue reading