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August 29, 1991

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Joel Byers

On August 29, 1991, the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union suspended all activities of the Soviet Communist Party. Four months later, the Soviet Union would cease being the Soviet Union and revert back to calling itself Russia. It has been 28 YEARS since the Communist Party of Russia has been relevant. Which is strangely … Continue reading →

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April 7, 1954

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1954 President Eisenhower gave his “Domino Theory” speech. This was the theory that if one country fell to communism, the surrounding countries would follow suit like a line of dominoes and it was a major part of US foreign policy from the 1950s to the 1990s. It was because … Continue reading →

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January 6, 1952

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1952, Charles Schultz’s cartoon about a little boy and his Walter Mitty-ish dog debuted in Sunday papers across the United States. The Soviet Union immediately banned it and claimed that it was stolen from them and ‘their’ cartoon “Nemnogo Pryshch” which was about a little boy and his Communist … Continue reading →

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December 29, 1998

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1998, Khmer Rouge leaders apologized for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed over 1 million lives. As the Khmer Rouge leaders tried to explain, they were only going to kill and torture around 25,000, just to show the rest of Cambodia what they were up against, but once … Continue reading →

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October 6, 1923

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! On this day in 1923, the USSR adopted an experimental calendar. They kept the same twelve months, January, February, March, April, May, June, Judo, July, August, September, October, November, and December, but went to a five day week, instead of a seven day week. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, were kept. … Continue reading →

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September 26, 2010

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 2010 Georgia changed it second language to English with Merican officially recognized as its first. Many of the esteemed Georgian representatives and state senators were interviewed and asked why this had to been done and they explained, “We didn’t want the Federal Govmint to force Mexican or Esperanto on … Continue reading →

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July 23, 1992

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DAY IN HISTORY! in 1992, Abkhazia declared independence from Georgia and became a disputed free state. On August 1, 1992, the mayors of Toccoa, Dublin, and Columbus, Georgia wrote a letter to inform the Georgian governor, Zell Miller, that since Abkhazia was seceding, they were going to secede also. Zell Miller sent state … Continue reading →

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