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July 19, 1946

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1946 Norma Jean Baker acted in her first screen test. The assistant director, Ben Lyon of Fox Studios, who reviewed her wrote, “Nice legs and a pretty smile, but no one will pay to see a movie with a pretty blonde girl with big boobs. Right, just joking. Sign … Continue reading →

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July 16, 1439

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1439 the Parliament of King Henry VI banned kissing. The was in response to a particularly virulent infection that was being spread and after having determined that evil spirits, the evil eye, and smoke-free air were not the cause, the doctors of the time determined that it had to … Continue reading →

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July 6, 1983

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1983 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that retirement plans could not pay women smaller monthly payments solely because of their gender. They had to find another reason or reasons to do so, such as because women are subject to less stress than men and will most likely live longer, … Continue reading →

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March 23, 1981

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1981 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law making statutory rape a crime for men but not for women. As the all male court explained in their post decision brief, while a 25 to 30 year old man can in fact take unfair advantage over a naïve 16 to … Continue reading →

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February 6, 1997

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1997, Diane Blood, age 32, of Worksop, England, won the right to use her dead husband’s sperm to become pregnant. Her husband, Stephen, died from bacterial meningitis in 1995. At the time of his death, he had been in a coma for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Blood had … Continue reading →

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January 28, 1393

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1393, The “Ball of Burning Men” was a masquerade ball held in Paris, in which the King of France, Charles VI, almost died. It was held by Queen Isabeau to celebrate the third marriage of her lady-in-waiting, twice widowed Catherine de Fastaverin. The highlight of the masquerade was the … Continue reading →

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January 27, 1888

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1888, the National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, DC to further the discovery of new plants, animals, and cultures of the world. It was NOT founded to allow photographers to talk pictures of naked women in Borneo, Brazil or Africa. Those naked pictures were for scientific research.

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January 12, 1998

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1998, nineteen European nations formally agreed to prohibit human cloning. Germany and England did not sign the accord. Germany refused because they claimed their laws were already more restrictive and any attempts to clone Hitler would have to happen in Argentina or on their secret labs located on the … Continue reading →

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January 10, 1994

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! IN 1994, Lorena Bobbitt went on trial in Manassas, VA for the malicious wounding of her husband, John Bobbitt. What did she do? During an argument about his philandering ways, she took a butcher knife and chopped his penis off. She didn’t stop there, but took the severed penis on … Continue reading →

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December 31, 1999

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1999, Sarah Knauss died at the age of 119 years, and at the time of her death, she was the world’s oldest living person. She was born on September 24, 1880 and was a 20 year old when January 1, 1900 struck the clock. She missed January 1, 2000 … Continue reading →

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