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February 16, 1905

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Joel Byers

On February 16, 1905, the first United States Esperanto club was organized in Boston, Massachusetts. It would be the nerdiest club in America until the invention of the Klingon language in 1984 elevated Star Trek conventions to the number one spot. voQmoH ‘Iw ‘Iv Hoch ‘a val SoH! Close Bookmark and Share This Page Save to … Continue reading →

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December 18, 1996

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Joel Byers

On December 18, 1996, the Oakland, California school board passed a resolution that officially declared “Ebonics” a language or dialect. The speakers and proponents of Esperanto scoffed and said, “Give it a year or two and see if it lasts.” It didn’t. Redneck-a-bonics and Whitetrashabonics didn’t gain much traction either. Git-er-done and Cash Me Outside … Continue reading →

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September 26, 2010

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 2010 Georgia changed it second language to English with Merican officially recognized as its first. Many of the esteemed Georgian representatives and state senators were interviewed and asked why this had to been done and they explained, “We didn’t want the Federal Govmint to force Mexican or Esperanto on … Continue reading →

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July 30, 1419

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DAY IN HISTORY in 1419, Anti-Catholic Hussites, followers of the executed dictionary reformer, Jan Hus, stormed into Prague and threw all seven members of the Catholic Dictionary Council out the window of the Council House, killing most from the fall, with the rest being torn apart by the waiting crowd below. Jan Hus … 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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