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January 16, 2012

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Joel Byers

On January 16, 2012, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin police arrested Michael West for domestic abuse. His wife, Rebecca, was crying and bleeding from the nose when they arrived. A drunk West said that they were arguing about finances when the strangest thing… Continue reading →

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July 20, 1934

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Joel Byers

On July 20, 1934, the City of Minneapolis used its police force to quell a social disturbance. The police opened fire on striking truck drivers during the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934, killing two and wounding… Continue reading →

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October 2, 1967

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Joel Byers

On October 2, 1967, all six members of the Grateful Dead were arrested for possession of marijuana in San Francisco, California. The police entered without a warrant, because they knew that the band members of the Grateful Dead lived there, and they even broke the door down, because they knew there was going to be … Continue reading →

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June 7, 2017

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Joel Byers

On June 7, 2017, the police in the African country of Mozambique warned men of the dangers of being bald. Criminals were going around and decapitating bald men for the gold that they believed was in their heads. And not for the gold in their teeth, such as crowns and dentures, but because witchdoctors were … Continue reading →

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January 15, 1899

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Joel Byers

On January 15, 1899, Edwin Markham’s seminal poem. “The Man With a Hoe” was published for the first time in the San Francisco Examiner. The poem was inspired by Jean-Francois Millet’s painting “L’homme a la houe”, which depicted a weary, French peasant leaning against his hoe in a field not his own. The poem was … Continue reading →

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May 21, 1934

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1934, Oskaloosa, IA became the first city in the US to fingerprint all of its citizens. When the mayor and County Sheriff was asked why, they both replied, “We know these people, and eventually, one of them is going to either steal a chicken, tell an underaged pig that … Continue reading →

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August 4, 1983

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Joel Byers

On this day in Twisted-History.com in 1983 at Toronto during a game between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankee outfielder Dave Winfield threw a baseball during warm-ups and accidentally killed a seagull. After the game, a Toronto police officer Wayne Hartery, who was attending the game, arrested him for … Continue reading →

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January 31, 1970

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1970, the members of the Grateful Dead rock band were busted on LSD charges in New Orleans after a show. No one was surprised and the judge who presided over the charges told the New Orleans police they’d have to be careful or the game wardens might arrest them … Continue reading →

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September 10, 1897

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1897 British police arrest London taxi driver George Smith for drunken driving. They determined that he was drunk because he first, acted and talked in a drunken manner and second, he drove straight into a building. When asked why he did so, he said, “Well officer, that sumbitch building … Continue reading →

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July 30th, 2002

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 2002 Lisa Leslie became the first woman to dunk a basketball in a professional basketball game. At that same time, Leonard Kotzik of Durant, Iowa, became the 3,239,354,989th person to dunk a donut into a cup of coffee. And yes, coincidently, he was a police officer.

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