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Tag Archives: the english
September 25, 1066
On September 25, 1066, Anglo-Saxon King Harold II of England defeated the invading Norwegians at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. Harold’s army was able to rout the Norwegians and kill their king, King Harald Hardrada and… Continue reading
August 24, 1751
On August 24, 1751, Englishman Thomas Colley was executed for drowning a witch. Colley was one of the leaders of a mob that seized an elderly couple, John and Ruth Osborne, from a workhouse in Tring, Hertfordshire and accused them of witchcraft. The pair of old people were subjected to dunking at a nearby pond … Continue reading
Posted in 18th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged drowning, England, getting it right, hangings, Hertfordshire, the english, Tring, witches
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August 18, 1587
On August 18, 1587, Virginia Dare became the first child born on American soil of English parents, thereby becoming the first anchor baby in American history.
Posted in 16th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged America, anchor babies, firsts, North Carolina, Roanoke Island, the english, Virginia Dare
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July 5, 1841
On July 5, 1841, Thomas Cook of Leicester, England started the first travel agency. On that date in 1841, Thomas Cook escorted 500 people, who paid one shilling each to travel from Leiscester Campbell railway station to a teetotaler rally in Loughborough, eleven miles away. Cook thought if people were willing to pay a shilling … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged alcohol, England, the english, Thomas Cook, travel agent
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May 9, 1671
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1671 Thomas “Captain” Blood attempted to steal the crown jewels from the Tower of London. Thomas Blood and his accomplices had the Crown Jewels in their possession when they were nicked at the gate by the guards. Instead of getting a rope necktie, the Irishman, Blood, was able to … Continue reading
Posted in 17th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Crown Jewels, scoundrels, the english, the irish
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April 21, 1963
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1963 the Beatles met the Rolling Stones for the 1st time. While it was decided that any of the Beatles could take Mick Jagger in a fight, fair or unfair, the rest of the Stones, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Brian Jones and Bill Wyman were just too nasty and … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged 1st meetings, George and Ringo, John, music, Paul, rock music, The Beatles, the english, The Rolling Stones
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April 18, 1930
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1930 the BBC Radio announced that there was no news for that day. The entire radio broadcasts consisted of the following statement: “Today is Good Friday. There is no news.”
February 26, 1995
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1995 the oldest investment institution in Britain collapse after one of their traders, Nick Leeson of the Singapore branch, lost over $1.5 billion dollars on futures trading. Mr. Leeson was using the bank’s money to bet on which way the market would swing and he bet wrong it time. … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged banking, capitalism, fraud, Let The Market Decide, Singapore, stupidity, the english
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February 15, 1971
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1971 on what became known as the “Decimal Day” in the United Kingdom, the British currency was brought onto the base 10 system. Before this date one British pound was made up of 240 pence (20 shillings) which made it difficult for those who didn’t grow up in the … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged law changes, old codgers, the Bristish pound, the english
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