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October 10, 1933

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1933 Dreft, the first synthetic detergent, went on sale. Many of the rural folk still residing in England were against this newfangled invention and muttered that “Ashes and pig piss was good enough for old grandma, it should be good enough for all”. Ashes and urine when mixed together … Continue reading →

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October 1, 1939

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1939, Winston Churchill called the Soviets “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Like all great quotes, it is believed that Churchill first said this quote about women in general and later used it to describe the Russians.

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September 26, 1904

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1904 Albert Henry George Grey, the fourth Earl Grey, was named the British Governor-General of Canada. The Earl’s little known twenty-year old second son, John Clayton, disappeared shortly after the Earl’s family moved to Canada and was presumed dead. John Clayton was discovered by an Inuit tribe just north … Continue reading →

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September 10, 1897

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1897 British police arrest London taxi driver George Smith for drunken driving. They determined that he was drunk because he first, acted and talked in a drunken manner and second, he drove straight into a building. When asked why he did so, he said, “Well officer, that sumbitch building … Continue reading →

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August 28, 2004

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 2004, George Brunstad, at age 70, became the oldest person to successfully swim the English Channel. The swim from Dover, England, to Sangatte, France, took him 15 hours and 59 minutes. In contrast, the first recorded person to swim the English Channel was Matthew Webb on August 25, 1875. … Continue reading →

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July 31, 1703

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1703 English author Daniel Defoe was forced to stand in the pillory for offending the government and church for writing and publishing his satire “The Shortest Way With Dissenters”. Apparently the British government and church believed that the best way to silence intelligent satirists was to make them stand … Continue reading →

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July 27th, 1663

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1663 the British Parliament passed a second Navigation Act, which required all goods bound for their colonies to be sent in British ships from British ports. Why? Because those British ships were owned by a select number of very wealthy men who were not afraid to pass some of … Continue reading →

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May 25, 1895

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1895 Oscar Wilde, a playwright, poet and novelist, was convicted of a morals charge and sentenced to prison in London. The Marquess of Queensbury accused him of being a homosexual and Oscar Wilde countersued for libel. That fact that Mr. Wilde was involved in an intimate relationship with the … Continue reading →

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May 20, 1774

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1774 Britain’s Parliament passed the Coercive Acts to punish the American colonists for their increasingly anti-British behavior. American’s were publicly chastised for failing to add unnecessary ‘u’s’ to words like behaviour, colour, and flavour as well as the increasing use of dentists and toothbrushes and toothpowders. The cooking of … Continue reading →

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May 6, 1954

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1954 British runner Roger Bannister broke the four minute mile barrier. People and many scientists of the day thought it was physically impossible for any human to ever run that fast. Many speculated that a person’s heart would burst if they ran at that speed for that distance. They … Continue reading →

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