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February 11, 1858

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1858 a French girl, Bernadette Soubirous, claimed to have seen a vision of the Virgin Mary near Lourdes. Her friend, Francois D’egnle, said that was exceedingly strange, as virgins had not been spotted near Lourdes in over 60 years. Close Bookmark and Share This Page Save to Browser Favorites / … Continue reading →

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December 16, 1916

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1916, Gregory Rasputin, the Mad Monk, who had wielded a very powerful influence over the Russian court was murdered by a group of noblemen. In their blood frenzy, they cut Rasputin’s heart from his body, and to their dismay, it would not stop beating, not matter what they did … Continue reading →

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October 31, 1961

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1961 – In the Soviet Union, the body of Joseph Stalin was removed from Lenin’s Tomb where it had been on public display. Pictures of the remarkably life-like corpse were difficult to obtain, but the CIA was finally able to bribe a couple of KGB personnel and procure them. … Continue reading →

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September 14, 1868

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DATE IN TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1868, Tom Morris, Jr., scored golf’s first authenticated hole-in-one at Prestwick’s 8th hole in Scotland. Mr. Morris conveniently had a six foot high stack of Bibles close by, as well as his aged grandmother, whose life he happily swore upon. The next day in Glasgow, the elderly grandmother Morris … Continue reading →

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September 10, 2008

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DATE IN TWISTED-HISTORY! in 2008 – The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, described as the biggest scientific experiment in history, was powered up in Geneva, Switzerland. The atomic clocks in London and Utah immediately lost 6 seconds and then gained 10, as everyone worldwide forgot they had a prehensile tail and the color … Continue reading →

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August 21, 1911

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DATE IN TWISTED-HISTORY in 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre by Vincenzo Peruggia, an employee of the Louvre. Vincenzo “Vinnie” Peruggia was caught two years later in 1913 as he tried to sell the painting to an Italian Art Gallery. When he was questioned why he stole the Mona Lisa … Continue reading →

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