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March 16, 1836

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1836 – The Republic of Texas approved their new constitution. Texas also wrote a Bill of Rights to be included with their new-fangled constitution and it included the following ‘Rights’ and some ‘Wrongs’. You have the right to wear a ten gallon hat while in church, the right to … Continue reading →

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January 22, 2003

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2003, it was reported that scientists in China had found fossilized remains of a dinosaur with four feathered wings and a penis 61 cm long. When American scientists quickly did the math (of which the Australians were extremely grateful), Samuel Hogg of the University of Texas shouted out, “That … Continue reading →

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December 7, 1982

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1982, Charlie Brooks Junior, a convicted murderer, was the first prisoner in the United States to be executed by lethal injection, at a prison in Huntsville, Texas. Before his lethal injection, it was noticed that he had not received a tetanus shot in the last fourteen years, and that … Continue reading →

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July 25, 1946

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DATE IN HISTORY in 1946, the U.S. detonated an underwater atomic bomb at the Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific and on the same day the first bikini bathing suit was displayed on a live model at a Paris, France fashion show. The French fashion designers went wild for the daring two piece … Continue reading →

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