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July 11, 1960

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1960, “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee was published and quickly became a classic and won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1961. Her cat, Mister Tiggly Wuggums, was extremely upset as he believed Ms. Lee had stolen the title to his book, which was a slasher/murder/how-to/cookbook for … Continue reading →

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January 19, 1861

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1861, Georgia seceded from the Union. The reason it gave was that all the other cool states were doing it and that Abraham Lincoln wasn’t its real father, George Washington was its real father. Four years later when the ‘secession’ craze had run its course, Georgia and all the … Continue reading →

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December 19, 1959

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1959, Penn State’s Nittany Lions defeated Alabama 7-0 in the first Liberty Bowl football game. It should be noted that no little boys were touched before, during, or after the game by any of the Penn State coaches, as this was 1959 and criminal sexual behavior against young boys … Continue reading →

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April 4, 1988

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1988 – Arizona Governor Evan Mecham was voted out of office by the Arizona Senate. Mecham was found guilty of diverting state funds to his auto business and of trying to impede an investigation into a death threat to a grand jury witness. Ex-Governor Mecham complained to the press … Continue reading →

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February 14, 2003

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2003 in Madrid, Spain a ceramic plate with a bullfighting motif painted by Pablo Picasso in 1949 was stolen from an art show. The plate was appraised at $12,400. When Alabamians learned of this incident in 2007, many carted their NASCAR and Dale Earnhardt ceramic plates to their local … Continue reading →

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December 31, 1841

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1841, the state of Alabama enacted the first legislation that regulated dental practices in the U.S., and required state medical boards to administer examination and issue licenses using the same rules and restrictions as medical licenses. But there were no laws that required the citizens of Alabama to avail … Continue reading →

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December 10, 1817

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1817, Mississippi was finally admitted to the Union as the 20th American state. The citizens of Alabama rejoiced and their state motto of “Thank God for Mississippi” was born.

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November 3, 1998

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY!  in 1998, Minnesota voters elected Jesse “The Body” Ventura, a former pro wrestler as their governor. The states of Alabama, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Louisiana promptly had new elections and tried to elect Ric “Nature Boy” Flair, Dale Earnhardt, Hulk Hogan, and Walker “Texas” Ranger as their governors. The US … Continue reading →

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