Tag Archives: alcohol

January 16, 2012

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Joel Byers

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 →

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December 30, 1887

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Joel Byers

On December 30, 1887, the home secretary of Queen Victoria of England received a petition from over 1,000,000 women that asked that public houses be closed on Sundays. And when those 1,000,000 women said public houses, they meant… Continue reading →

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September 8, 2018

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Joel Byers

On September 8, 2018, being young, drinking and feeling immortal took another life. On an evening ‘Booze Cruise’ in Boston Harbor, after a few drinks, acrobatic 21-year-old Aaron Dibella was doing handstands on the railing of the… Continue reading →

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August 2, 1100

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Joel Byers

On August 2, 1100 CE, King William II of England went hunting with his buddies. Remember, during this time, hunters weren’t required to wear bright orange vests and like the redneck white-trash the nobility was, they were… Continue reading →

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June 1, 1494

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Joel Byers

On June 1, 1494, the first written evidence of scotch whiskey was documented in the world. King James IV of Scotland had eight bolls of malt delivered to Brother John Cor at Lindores Abbey in Fife so he could distill it into… Continue reading →

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April 23, 1988

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Joel Byers

On April 23, 1988, a new US federal law went into effect that banned smoking on flights that were under two hours. Smokers went nuts. They whined and wheezed that their right to smoke was being trampled on. They would have shouted, but, they were smokers and there was not going to be any sustained … Continue reading →

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December 5, 1933

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Joel Byers

On December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, thereby repealing the 18th Amendment and ending Prohibition. Thus ending the 13 year experiment of trying to legally force everyone to be sober and not drink alcohol. All Prohibition did was prove that forcing religious laws and biases on people didn’t work, … Continue reading →

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November 29, 1961

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Joel Byers

On November 29, 1961, Enos, an American chimpanzee was launched into space by NASA. He was the third hominid and first chimpanzee to achieve Earth orbit. The first two hominids were Soviet astronauts Yuri Gagarin and Gherman Titov. The Americans said Enos proved to be a better astronaut since he wouldn’t sneak vodka on board … Continue reading →

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September 29, 1976

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Joel Byers

On September 29, 1976, on his 41st birthday and during his birthday party, a very drunk Jerry Lee Lewis tried to shoot a soda bottle with his .357 Magnum and missed. Instead, he hit his bass player, Norman “Butch” Owens, twice in the chest. Owens survived and sued Lewis and won $125,000 in damages. What … Continue reading →

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August 23, 1858

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Joel Byers

On August 23, 1858, the play “Ten Nights in a Barroom” opened at the National Theater in New York City. It told the story of Sam, an ex-cricket player from Ireland who bought the bar and renamed it “What’s It To Ya”. He hired his old coach “Coach” to tend the bar and dispose nuggets … Continue reading →

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