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December 15, 2001

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2001, Siena Heights University began offering a two-credit class called “Animated Philosophy and Religions”. It would cover how religion and philosophy are part of the popular culture and would be based on the television series “The Simpsons.” The Chief Homer of the Simpsonite Cult led his followers to protest … Continue reading →

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December 8, 1854

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1854, Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. This theory holds that Mary, mother of Jesus, was free of original sin from the moment she was conceived. It was later learned from her diary, “The Life and Times of a Good Girl Born to be Better”, … Continue reading →

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October 26, 1949

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1949, US President signed into law the raising of the minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour. Staunch Republicans and business leaders railed and protested against the law and predicted that the US economy would collapse and that most small businesses would fail due to the increased … Continue reading →

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October 22, 1844

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1844, the followers of Millerism experienced “The Great Disappointment”. William Miller was a rural New York Baptist preacher and student of the Bible who preached and believed that the end of the world was going to happen on October 22, 1844. There was even a farmer who leapt from … Continue reading →

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October 13, 1988

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1988, the Shroud of Turin was shown by carbon-dating tests to be a fake from the Middle Ages. It was first ‘uncovered’ in 1357 in Western Europe (France) as a means to encourage pilgrims (tourist) to come and see it and spend their money on hotels, food, souvenirs, and … Continue reading →

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September 30, 1659

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1659, Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutch Director-General of the New Netherlands (the New Netherlands ranged from modern day Delaware to Rhode Island) forbid tennis playing during religious services. He had received many complaints from the aged priests about the younger players hitting balls at them and he agreed that the … Continue reading →

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September 23, 1938

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DATE IN TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1938, a time capsule was buried at the World’s Fair in New York City, which was to be dug up and opened in 6939. The capsule contained a woman’s hat, a man’s pipe, and 1,100 feet of microfilm. The capsule will be later dug up in 11,346 on August … Continue reading →

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September 19, 1988

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DATE IN TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1988 U.S. Olympic diver Greg Louganis struck his head on the diving board during the Olympics and immediately turned gay. Future Vice President Dan Quayle offered to send Mr. Louganis to his favorite phrenologist and have his head hammered back into the correct shape so he could be turned … Continue reading →

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August 28, 1845

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DATE IN TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1845 Scientific American published its first issue and the lead story was “Improving Rail-Road Cars”. It quickly became a well respected magazine in the scientific community due to printing articles about space research, botany and evolution, but because of that it was subsequently lamblasted by Luddites and the Religious … Continue reading →

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July 21, 1925

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DAY IN HISTORY! in 1925 – The “Monkey Trial” ended in Dayton, TN. John T. Scopes was convicted of violating the state law for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution. Tennessee state senators, representatives and religious leaders with a minimum 6th grade education proclaimed victory and paraded throughout the great state of Tennessee as … Continue reading →

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