Twisted History

Juneteenth 1865: slavery over; legacy bigotry just getting warmed up

Outhouses at 1586 settlement added to National Register of Historic Crappers

Jun 19 •

Monterey cops bust Hendrix for 'burning a guitar without a permit' (1967)

Revolutionary War rematch! America vs. England II in the War of 1812

Jun 18 •

O.J. did it! Simpson sets record for longest low-speed chase (1994)

Also: Happy "DAMN." Birthday to Kendrick Lamar

Jun 17 •

National DON'T Take Your Cat to Work Day

Dylan and the Stones join forces on “Street Fighting Tambourine Man”

Jun 16 •

No bone spurs for George Washington (1775)

1215: from Magna Carta to MAGA Carta

Jun 15 •

It's upside-down Flag Day ... "grab 'em by the pole"

Birthdays: Harriet Beecher Stowe, author, “Uncle Tom's Condo”

Jun 14 •

JFK vows to destroy Death Star by end of decade [1961]

Also: Ralph "Where's Waldo" Emerson and the Three Little Pigs

May 25 •

Bob Dylan, Barbra Streisand and the Brooklyn Bridge

Also: Queen Victoria's secret

May 24 •

Bad day for Bonnie & Clyde [1934]

Birthdays: Drew Carey, Franz Mesmer and Jewel

May 23 •

That time Cher calls Letterman an “a$$hole” [1986]

Birthdays: Fashionistas Naomi Campbell and The Unabomber

May 22 •

World Meditation Day ... what's your mantra?

Birthdays: Mr. T and Notorious B.I.G.

May 21 •

Today is World Bee Day ... Happy Bee Day to All Bees

Birthdays: Cher, Jimmy Stewart, Joe Cocker

May 20 •

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