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Tag Archives: books
December 16, 1901
On December 16, 1901, Beatrix Potter published the sad, sad “Tale of Peter Rabbit”. This was the story of a young, juvenile delinquent buck who caused his widowed mother nothing but grief because of his vegetable thieving… Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged and Cottontail, Beatrix Potter, books, Fairy Tales, Flopsy, hashenpfeffer, Mopsy, Mr. McGregor, Peter Rabbit
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May 10, 1933
On May 10, 1933, the ruling Nazi Party staged massive book burnings all throughout Germany. What kind of books did they burn? The books of traitors, emigrants and authors from foreign countries who the Germans thought were attacking the New Germany. H.G. Wells was particularly hated. The literature of Marxism, Communism, Bolshevism, and Socialism. Pacifist … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged America, book burnings, books, comic books, Germany, Jewish authors, jews, Joseph McCarthy, Nazi's, preachers, teachers
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July 30, 1935
On July 30, 1935, the first penguin books were published. Being that penguins were first discovered by Europeans around 1488, the fact that it took until 1935 to write books about them is astonishing. What? Excuse me? Penguin is the name of the book publisher? That’s stupid. Why even mention it then? Because Penguin ushered … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Agatha Christie, books, E.H. Young, Hemingway, little red wagon, Penguin Books, penguins, Thor, Tor Books
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May 1, 1852
On May 1, 1852, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first part of their German Dictionary, proving that the Germans have a word for everything. The pleasure you get from another’s misfortune, the Germans have a word for that. It’s called schadenfreude. The icky feeling of stepping in dog poop barefooted and having it squish … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged books, dictionary, Germans, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, schadenfreude
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April 18, 1924
On April 18, 1924, Simon and Schuster, Inc., published the first “Crossword Puzzle Book” and ecru, soho, erato, alee, and stye became better known words by the general American public. Although a six letter word for ‘strips in geography class’ is still difficult to solve.
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged books, crossword puzzles, isthmi, Simon and Schuster
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March 22, 1621
On March 22, 1621, Hugo Grotius (Also known as Hugo de Groot) was being held in prison in the Lowevenstein castle in the Netherlands. In 1618, he had been sentenced to life imprisonment for his heretical religious beliefs. On March 22, 1621, a plan was hatched with the help of his wife, Maria van Reigersbergen, … Continue reading
Posted in 17th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged books, cunning plan, Elsie van Houwening, Hugo de Groot, Hugo Grotius, Maria van Reigersbergen, nerds, Netherlands, Paris, prison, scheme
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March 10, 1936
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1936 the first Book-of-the-Month Club selection was published. The first book of the club was ‘Lolly Willowes, or The Loving Huntsman’, written by the controversial author Sylvia Townsend Warner, an openly gay woman. It should be known that this format was tried twice in the past, with the first … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Ancient Egyptians, books, cave paintings, caves, Homo Sapiens, Neanderthals, pyramids
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January 2, 1859
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1859, Erastus Flavel Beadle published “The Dime Book of Practical Etiquette.” This book gave helpful everyday advice such as “be sure that the dog you kick in town is a stray, as if it is owned, the owner may shoot you”, and “for bald men, just lifting the hat … Continue reading
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Tagged books, etiquette, history repeating itself, marijuana, publishers, self help books
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November 13, 1998
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1998, Monica Lewinsky inked a deal with St. Martin’s Press for the North American rights to her story about her affair with President Bill Clinton. Her recommendations that the book include both ‘pop-ups’ and ‘scratch and sniff’ sections were unanimously rejected by the publisher and her agent and attorneys, … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged books, Clinton, pop-ups, Presidents, scratch and sniff, women behaving badly
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August 3, 1750
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1750, Christopher Dock completed the very first book of teaching methods. It was titled “A Simple and Thoroughly Prepared School Management.” In it, Mr. Dock explained how repetition, bible study, prayer, public shaming, paying children to learn, and thorough beatings were required to educate children so that they would … Continue reading
Posted in 18th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged books, education, radical liberals, teaching methods
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