Tag Archives: Fairy Tales

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

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April 19, 2013

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 2013 Abdullah Riyaz, age 50, was arrested at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India. While he sat in the waiting area for his Dubai bound plane to be board, officials noticed that he appeared to be very uncomfortable. After a quick search, they found four bars of … Continue reading

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May 5, 1809

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1809 Mary Kies, the mother of three beautiful children, was awarded the first patent to go to a woman. It was for a technique that weaved straw with silk and thread. A subsequent lawsuit was filed against her by one Johann Rumplestilzchen, who claimed she learned the technique from … Continue reading

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