Tag Archives: Masons

August 7, 1991

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Joel Byers

On August 7, 1991, ex-Panamanian strongman and CIA favorite Colonel Manuel Noriega was being tried in the United States for drug trafficking, racketeering and money laundering. He had petitioned the Court for the right to access… Continue reading →

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August 4, 1753 and 1930

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1753 George Washington became a Master Mason. Also on this date in 1930, Author Zane Grey earned the title of Master Baiter as he used a threadfin herring to hook and land a 1,040 lb Pacific Blue Marlin off the coast of Tahiti. He said he’d never have landed … Continue reading →

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April 24, 1800

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1800 the Library of Congress was established with a $5,000 allocation. The third book purchased by the library was the ‘Necronomicon’ and it was subsequently transferred in 1943 to a secret vault that was designed by George Bergstrom and built by John McShain that is located many levels beneath … Continue reading →

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October 3, 1849

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Joel Byers

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 →

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