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March 28, 1938

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1938 in Italy, psychiatrists demonstrated the use of electric-shock therapy for treatment of certain mental illnesses. Unsurprisingly, deviant sexual activity and male homosexuality were two of the first mental illnesses that the medical profession decided to treat with this new technology. The Italian doctors decided the proper course of … Continue reading →

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March 23, 1912

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1912 the Dixie Cup was invented and college girls immediately found something to do with their left hands during football games and frat parties. (Holding a Dixie Cup filled with beer. What the hell were YOU thinking?)

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March 22, 1457

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1457 the Gutenberg Bible became the first printed book. Booksellers of that time claimed that the printed book was a passing fad and doomed to quickly fade out, as established and accomplished readers preferred a handwritten book penned by a master scribe with hand-drawn illustrations by the top artists … Continue reading →

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March 9, 1954

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1954  WNBT-TV (now WNBC-TV), in New York, broadcast the first local color television commercials. The ad was for Castro Decorators of New York City. According to the commercial, Mad Max Castro was insane for selling his sofas, ottomans, and dining room suites for such low, low prices.

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March 6, 1997

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1997  Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II launched the first official royal Web site. To the relief of millions, it was porn free.

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January 24, 1935

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1935, Krueger Brewing Company placed the first canned beer on sale in Richmond, Virginia. Leonard Hogan bought the first six-pack from The Kitchen’s Country Store in Petersberg, Virignia. When he got home, he quickly realized that it would take a can-opener to get at the alcohol locked away inside … Continue reading →

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