Tag Archives: new technology

June 12, 2009

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Joel Byers

On June 12, 2009, the United States completed the switch from analog TV transmission to digital. Smith, Brown, and Jones of Cyberdyne Systems, Inc., welcomed the United States into the 21st Century and the new Digital… Continue reading →

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June 29, 2011

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2011 Pope Benedict XVI announced the launch of the Vatican’s news website “Vatican General Information News Association” and it would be found at news.vagina. When the Pope was asked why name it news.vagina, he said was because it was news from the Va(tican) G(eneral) I(nformation) N(ews) A(ssociation) and that … Continue reading →

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April 19, 1965

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1965 the outer Astrodome ceiling was painted at a cost of $20,000 because of the sun’s glare. This caused the grass to die. Yes, the Houston Astrodome was constructed with a natural grass field, but because of the sun’s glare as it came through the glass ceiling and having … Continue reading →

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April 15, 2011

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2011, in a Schrodinger’s cat experiment, researchers in Japan and Australia successfully teleport wave packets of light and this is the first transfer of quantum information from one point to another. This provides scientific proof that an ansible is a scientific possibility for space travel. The cat used in … Continue reading →

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April 14th, 2014

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2014, the Netherlands introduced glow in the dark road markings on a small stretch of highway in the country to test the concept. The markings were made with a glow in the dark paint that charges during the day and glows at night. It was done as an effort … Continue reading →

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April 2nd, 1889

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1889 Charles Hall patented the process that allowed pure aluminum to be processed cheaply from the combined elements it was found in nature. Why do Americans call it aluminum and Brits and the rest of the world call it aluminium? The story is that in 1808 when Sir Humphrey … Continue reading →

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April 1st, 1889

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1889 the first dishwashing machine was marketed in Chicago. The marketing promised to relieve the tired housewife of the drudgery of having to wash dishes every night. Most housewives found that they still had to wash the stuck on food particles off the plates before sticking it in the … Continue reading →

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February 26, 1930

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1930, the first red and green traffic lights were installed in New York City, following the lead of Detroit in 1920. Red-green colorblind drivers were left to guess when to go, as there were no uniform standard of order for the red, yellow, and green lights. This would later … Continue reading →

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February 21, 1858

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1858, the first electric burglar alarm was installed in Boston, MA by the innovative firm of Rube, Gold, and Berg, Inc. This new technology was attached to all the windows in the house. When a window was lifted from the outside, a small metal arm attached to the top … Continue reading →

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February 20, 1872

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1872, Silas Noble and J.P. Cooley patented the toothpick manufacturing machine. Before their patent each toothpick had to be hand carved. Instead of carrying a piece of wood in their pockets, many people would just use their knives and cut a sliver off the table wherever they were eating. … Continue reading →

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