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January 12, 1943

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1943, the Office of Price Administration announced that standard frankfurters/hot dogs/wieners would be replaced by ‘Victory Sausages.’ Sixty years later, the silliness continued in our nation’s capitol as on March 11, 2003, US Representatives Bob Ney and Walter Jones had the Congressional cafeterias change their menus from French fries … Continue reading →

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December 4, 1791

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1791, the British newspaper, the Observer, was first published. Fish-wrapping increase by 863% and house-wives and butchers in France and Spain demanded newspapers of their own.

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October 13, 1988

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1988, the Shroud of Turin was shown by carbon-dating tests to be a fake from the Middle Ages. It was first ‘uncovered’ in 1357 in Western Europe (France) as a means to encourage pilgrims (tourist) to come and see it and spend their money on hotels, food, souvenirs, and … Continue reading →

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October 2, 2010

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 2010 France experienced over 200 protests as the older members of the work-force strike against the government’s plans to raise the minimum retirement age from 60 to 62. Police and jails found themselves overburdened as they arrested the protesters, who are older men and women hopped up on Viagra … Continue reading →

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October 1, 1869

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1869 the first postcards were issued from Vienna and feature cute pictures of kittens asking for cheeseburgers. Capitalists in Paris saw the postcards and agree that while they are cute, wouldn’t naked pictures of women sell better and at a higher price?

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September 2, 1752

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DATE IN TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1752 – September 2, became the the last day of the Julian calendar within Britain and its colonies. It was replaced by the Gregorian calendar and the British parliament decided an 11-day discrepancy between the two would best be rectified by making the following day September 14. The rest … Continue reading →

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August 10, 1743

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DAY IN TWISTED-HISTORY in 1743, the first written rules were added to boxing by then champion Jack Broughton and were named the Broughton Rules. The Rules were as follows: 1. If a man goes down and does not rise after a count of 30, then he loses the match. Please be certain a … Continue reading →

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August 2, 1819

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DAY IN HISTORY in 1819, Frenchmen Charles Guille jumped out of a hot-air balloon that was floating 10,000 feet over New York and landed safely by use of his parachute, the first time this had happened in United States. Prior to jumping, a New York crowd had gathered and began selling hot-dogs and … Continue reading →

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July 25, 1946

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DATE IN HISTORY in 1946, the U.S. detonated an underwater atomic bomb at the Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific and on the same day the first bikini bathing suit was displayed on a live model at a Paris, France fashion show. The French fashion designers went wild for the daring two piece … Continue reading →

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July 15, 1799

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Joel Byers

On July 15th, 1799 – The Rosetta Stone was found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign. The Rosetta Stone is an ancient Egyptian stone stele inscribed with a decree issued at Memphis in 196 BC on behalf of King Ptolemy V. The decree appears in three … Continue reading →

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