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Tag Archives: HP Lovecraft
March 20, 1982
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1982, US scientists returned from Antarctica with the fossils of the first land mammals discovered there. Dr. William Dyer III explained that while the fossils found were considered a huge success, he thought there was a more promising area at the Leng Plateau that he believed would have a … Continue reading
October 3, 2010
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 2010, a possible 2,000 year old hidden city was unearthed by archeologists at a site on the Egypt-Gaza border. Dr. Randolph Carter, of Miskatonic University-Cambridge stated that the city was believed to be the missing city of Kadath, which was destroyed by a natural disaster around the time of … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Cthulhu, Egypt, Eldr, Harley Warren, HP Lovecraft, Kadath, Miskatonic University, Portsmouth, Randolph Carter
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August 19, 2011
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 2011 the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported that Dr. Lin Shubaio, 29, a young scientist conducting research on the Tibetan Plateau went missing from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region’s Muztagh Ata glacier on July 28th. Dr. Bill Dyer, Professor of Geology of the Miskatonic University, Cambridge Division, stated that his … Continue reading
July 28th, 1941
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1941 plans for the Pentagon were approved by the U.S. House of Representatives after consulting with the Arkham architectural firm of Derleth and Smith. When asked by the military and the House why build a pentagon shaped building, Chief Engineer August Derleth explained that it was the safest shape … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Arkham, Derleth, HP Lovecraft, Pentagon, US History
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April 23, 1985
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1985 the Coca-Cola Company announced that it was changing its 99-year-old secret formula. New Coke was not only unsuccessful, it was despised and hated, which resulted in the resumption of selling the original version. Because Coca-Cola dumped the New Coke experiment and went back to the Old Formula, God … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Antartica, Coca Cola, Cthulhu, HP Lovecraft, Odin, Old Formula vs New Formula, Total Fail
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April 20, 1841
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1841 in Philadelphia, PA, Edgar Allen Poe’s first detective story, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” was published in Graham’s Magazine. It is considered to the first detective story written and it influenced many other authors, such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. When asked why he chose an ape … Continue reading
March 14, 1932
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1932 George Eastman, the founder of the Kodak company, committed suicide. This was several days after visiting and photographing the abandoned home of Charles Dexter Ward located at 100 Prospect Street in Providence Rhode Island. In his suicide note, Mr. Eastman left instructions that all the photographs he’d taken … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Eldritch Forces, HP Lovecraft, mysterious suicide, photography
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December 5, 1945
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1945, the “Lost Squadron” disappeared. Five U.S. Navy Avenger bombers lost communication during a training mission at the Fort Lauderdale Naval Air Force Station and were never heard from again. They were presumed lost at sea. In 1930, Dr. Pabodie discovered the remains of five unidentified aircraft on the … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Facts
Tagged Antarctica, Bermuda Triangle, Cthulhu, HP Lovecraft, military, unexplained phenomena
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December 1, 1959
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1959, 12 countries, including the United States and the USSR, signed a treaty that set aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve, which would be free from military activity. Special hazard zones were also established at that time, requiring UN approval to enter. Those zones included the Pabodie Mountain Range … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Antarctica, HP Lovecraft, Miskatonic University, united nations
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October 3, 1849
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1849, American author Edgar Allan Poe was found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore, Maryland under very mysterious circumstances; it was the last time he was seen in public before his death. There was a rumor that a 16 year old teenager named Whipple Van Buren Phillips was responsible … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Baltimore, conspiracies, death, HP Lovecraft, Masons, poe, writers
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