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February 21, 1947

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Joel Byers

On February 21, 1947, American inventor, Edwin Land, presented and demonstrated his invention, the Polaroid Land Camera, to the Optical Society of America in New York City. It was the first camera that was able to take, develop, and print a picture in around 60 seconds. The photos were in black and white and the … Continue reading →

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April 12, 1955

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Joel Byers

On April 12, 1955, Dr. Jonas Salk declared the polio vaccine safe and effective. This was before the internet and idiots and fools had to create their own conspiracy theories and fake science. So, everyone made sure that their children would get the vaccine and save their health and lives. After the internet was invented … Continue reading →

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March 7, 1994

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Joel Byers

On March 7, 1994 the United States Supreme Court ruled in Campbell vs Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., that parodies of an original work were generally covered under the doctrine of fair use. The porn industry sighed in relief as they dodged another bullet.

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March 3, 1985

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Joel Byers

On March 3, 1985, the group Women Against Pornography awarded it’s annual ‘Pig Award’ to Huggies Diapers. The angry activists claimed that Huggies TV ads for diapers had ‘crossed the line between eye-catching and porn.’ In other related news, every woman who was a member of WAP was also named Karen. In other, other related … Continue reading →

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October 24, 2001

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Joel Byers

On October 24, 2001, the US House of Representatives approved legislation that gave police the power to secretly search homes, tap all of a person’s telephone conversations and track a person’s use of the Internet. The police were surprised by how much people loved cat videos. They were not surprised at how much Southern preachers … Continue reading →

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March 3, 1985

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1985 the political action group “Women Against Pornography” awarded its ‘Pig Award’ to Huggies Diapers for its TV ads that had ‘crossed the line between eye-catching and porn.” Larry Flynt laughed his paralyzed butt off and said, “Those snotty nose high-stepping %$#@s, if they want to see porn, I … Continue reading →

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October 27, 1988

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1988, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department released information about a suspected assassination-by-hire attempt allegedly orchestrated by Larry Flynt in 1983. It was purported that Flynt wrote Mitchell Livingston WerBell III a $1,000,000 check to kill Frank Sinatra, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione, and TV Guide publisher … Continue reading →

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June 26, 1997

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1997 the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Communications Decency Act of 1996 that made it illegal to distribute indecent material on the ‘Internet’ and once again, the ‘Porn’ flowed like water through the internet, although it had never really stopped as Porn has been the most downloaded and … Continue reading →

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February 5, 1861

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1861, Samuel Goodale patented the moving picture peep show machine and the framework for modern porn was born.

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