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Tag Archives: alcohol
January 16, 2012
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
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged alcohol, Found du Lac, ghosts, police, stoopid criminals, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Man
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December 30, 1887
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
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged alcohol, England, pubs, Queen Victoria, Scotland, Sunday closing laws, Wales
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September 8, 2018
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
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged alcohol, Boston Harbor, Darwin Award, Hey ya'll watch this, showing off, young and dumb
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August 2, 1100
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
Posted in 11th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged alcohol, England, hunting accident, King William II, Walter Tirel
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June 1, 1494
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
Posted in 16th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged alcohol, Brother John Cor, King James IV, Scotch, Scotland, whiskey
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April 23, 1988
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
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged airplanes, alcohol, my rights, smokers, US laws
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December 5, 1933
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
November 29, 1961
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
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged alcohol, America, chimpanzees, cute, Enos, firsts, Gherman Titov, NASA, not creepy, Russia, Soviet Union, space, vodka, Yuri Gagarin
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September 29, 1976
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
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged .357 Magnum, accidents, alcohol, birthday, didn't stop the drinking, guns, Jerry Lee Lewis, party, Vice President
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August 23, 1858
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
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged alcohol, New York City, plays, theater
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