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Tag Archives: Ronald Reagan
December 7, 1987
On December 7, 1987, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrived in America for the first time. He was in the US to have a meeting with US President Ronald Reagan. During the meeting it was rumored that Gorbachev asked about the… Continue reading
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Tagged Clarabelle Cow, Cosby, Mikhail Gorbachev, Ronald Reagan, Soviets
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October 14, 1982
On October 14, 1982, US President Ronald Reagan proclaimed a “War on Drugs”. He pushed the narrative that harsher prison sentences would decrease the usage of illegal drugs in America. He and his fellow Republicans also pushed… Continue reading
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Tagged massive failure, Ronald Reagan, War on Drugs
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October 19, 1983
On October 19, 1983, the US Senate approved a bill establishing a national holiday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. President Ronald Reagan at first threatened to veto the bill, because he said the public opinion about Martin Luther King, Jr., was ‘based upon an image and not reality’ and that MLK was a … Continue reading
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May 3, 1988
On May 3, 1988, the White House acknowledged that First Lady Nancy Reagan had used astrological advice to help schedule the President’s activities. The Christian Right was surprisingly okay with that. When Jerry Falwell was confronted about the President’s wife using witchery, he took a round object out of his coat pocket, shook it, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Jerry Falwell, Magic 8-Ball, Nancy Reagan, Ronald Reagan, witchery
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June 7, 1982
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1982, President Reagan meets with Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth and the world’s worst joke is born. A Pope, a President and the Queen walk into a bar. You’d think at least one of them would have ducked.
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Tagged bad jokes, Pope John Paul II, Presidents, Queen Elizabeth, Ronald Reagan
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June 8, 1998
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1998 the National Rifle Association elected Charlton Heston to be its president. Their reasoning was that if God loved him enough to have him play Moses and then forgive him for kissing a black woman in a movie and then approve his to kicking the ass of an entire … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlton Heston, monkeys, Moses, NRA, Ronald Reagan
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May 3, 1988
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1988 the White House acknowledged that first lady Nancy Reagan had used astrological advice to help schedule her husband’s activities. Luckily for the US, President Reagan’s horoscope almost always read “Today’s a good day to nap and eat some jelly beans.”
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Tagged astrology, Presidents, Ronald Reagan, White House
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January 15, 1986
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1986 – President Reagan signed legislation making Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday a national holiday to be celebrated on the third Monday of January. He did so unwillingly because the proposed law was passed by both the Senate and House with veto-proof majorities. He said he didn’t oppose the … Continue reading
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Tagged Presidents, racism, Ronald Reagan, US Government
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