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April 26, 1882

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1882 inventor John Sutliff patented a perpetual motion machine (Patent No. 257,103). He labeled it “motor” and the patent clerks passed it, because even in 1882 they were on the lookout for crazy inventions to deny. The invention was quite simple and easily built and it quickly proved to … Continue reading →

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April 22, 1970

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1970, the first Earth Day was held in the United States and organized by US Senator Gaylord Nelson. It was established as a day to learn about and how to preserve and protect the Earth from overuse and pollution. It has been held on April 22 ever since. Also, … Continue reading →

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April 7, 1954

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1954 President Eisenhower gave his “Domino Theory” speech. This was the theory that if one country fell to communism, the surrounding countries would follow suit like a line of dominoes and it was a major part of US foreign policy from the 1950s to the 1990s. It was because … Continue reading →

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March 24, 1837

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1837 Canadia gave blacks the right to vote. Six months later they told them where the voting poll locations were. Several prominent American politicians, from both the North and the South, warned their northern neighbor that giving blacks the right to vote was a slippery slope. They said that … Continue reading →

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March 2, 2011

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2011 researchers from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) declared that the Eastern Cougar was officially extinct as there were no breeding populations left in New Jersey or New York. The declaration was made in hopes that the subspecies would be taken off the endangered species list. … Continue reading →

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February 24, 1938

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1938 the DuPont company began the commercial manufacturing of nylon toothbrush bristles for the “Miracle Tuft Toothbrush”. Before 1938 the world relied upon the collected neck hairs from wild swine in Siberia, Poland, and China to make the bristles for toothbrushes. As one would expect, there was a significant … Continue reading →

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February 20, 2008

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2008 Operation Burnt Frost was successfully completed as a Standard Missile-3 was launched from the deck of the USS Lake Erie and intercepted and destroyed an errant US Spy satellite. Russia and China were both publicly quoted congratulating the United States in bringing down a malfunctioning satellite, but privately … Continue reading →

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July 12, 1954

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1954, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed a highway modernization program that would be funded through both the Federal government and the states through which the new, modern “Interstate Highways” would run. Eisenhower and his staff explained that having these highways were essential for the movement of troops in … Continue reading →

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March 14, 1979

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1979 the Census Bureau reported that 95% of all Americans were married or would get married. The other 5% were smart enough to learn from their friends’ choices.

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March 10, 1880

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1880 a foreign army invaded the lower 48 states for the last time. The Salvation Army formally arrived from England.

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