Tag Archives: Alabama

February 26, 2011

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Joel Byers

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 →

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January 18, 1993

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Joel Byers

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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January 12, 1998

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Joel Byers

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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January 1, 2011

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Joel Byers

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 →

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November 30, 1954

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Joel Byers

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 →

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November 14, 2018

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Joel Byers

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 →

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November 13, 1956

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Joel Byers

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 →

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August 9, 1956

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Joel Byers

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 →

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July 27, 1377

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Joel Byers

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 →

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April 28, 1992

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Joel Byers

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 →

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