OCTOBER 6, 1930

Full News Archive

• Headline: Taylor Leads 1930 Red Cross Roll Call. Impact: Taylor's leadership in the Red Cross Drive probably inspired a wave of charitable initiatives, leading to the modern-day phenomenon of people feeling good about donating while simultaneously posting selfies with their donation receipts.. Fact: The Red Cross was founded in 1863, which means they've been saving lives and taking donations before it was cool..
• Headline: MAN, 104, AND WIFE, 97, ENTER HOME FOR AGED; Brooklyn Couple, Expecting to See Many More Years, Find Earning Capacity Gone.. Impact: R Mirsky and his wife entering a home for the aged sparked a trend of 'living your best life' at any age, inspiring countless memes about retirement communities and bingo nights.. Fact: They say age is just a number, but in this case, it seemed more like a punch card for a senior discount..
• Headline: BRAZIL ASKS PEACE, BUT REBELS REFUSE; Triumphant Insurgents Take 'Responsibility for Bloodshed,' Montevideo Says. CAPITAL VOTES $12,000,000 Acts to Support State of Siege --Refugees Throng Towns on Uruguayan Border. Rebels Conscript Troops. BRAZIL ASKS PEACE, BUT REBELS REFUSE Federal Censors Obscure News. Capital Votes State of Siege. Causes for the Revolt. Says Elections Were Engineered.. Impact: Brazil's plea for peace, ignored by the rebels, set off a series of events that led to more complex conflicts, ultimately resulting in the modern-day 'weirdly complicated' international relations we see today. Thanks, Brazil!. Fact: This situation was so convoluted, even the rebels' GPS couldn’t find a peaceful route..
• Headline: SAYS PINCHOT VICTORY WOULD INJURE TRADE; Independents' Chairman Answers Nominee's Attack on Bankers and Industrialists.. Impact: Dorrance's defense of bankers and industrialists likely resulted in many political debates that went nowhere, ultimately leading to the classic scenario we now see where no one knows who to trust. Spoiler alert: It's still bankers.. Fact: This was before 'Wall Street' was a thing. Imagine how much more dramatic it would have been with Michael Douglas yelling at everyone..
• Headline: COMPANY MEETINGS TODAY. Impact: Company meetings about year-end reports have led to the modern-day phenomenon of people pretending to care about quarterly earnings while secretly plotting their escape to the break room.. Fact: The only thing less exciting than company meetings is the annual report – think of it as the corporate equivalent of watching paint dry..
• Headline: ONLY CHARRED FRAME LEFT; Pilot Tells of Vain Effort to Save Airship During Plunge to Earth. ENGINES USELESS IN STORM Two Men, Trapped by Fire, Saved by Bursting of Water Ballast Tank Above Them. 46 BODIES ARE REMOVED Identification of Dead Difficult --British Experts to Conduct Inquiry at Scene. Tragedy Is Laid to Storm. Another Blames Air Pocket. Scraps Blown 100 Yards. Pilot's Story of Catastrophe. Victims Struggled to Escape. Wireless Operator's Story. British Air Official Arrives.. Impact: The R-101 disaster not only sparked improvements in aviation safety but also inspired a new genre of disaster movies, with plots that would give anyone a fear of flying.. Fact: This event was so tragic that it even made the weather feel guilty for being stormy. Nature can be such a drama queen..
• Headline: BACK PERSONAL TAX CUT.; Republican Leaders Gratified Over Move to Abolish It.. Impact: The abolition of the personal property tax led to a series of budget cuts that would make any accountant weep, ultimately resulting in the endless cycle of financial band-aids we see today.. Fact: In a shocking twist, the personal property tax was found to be the one thing politicians could agree to dislike!.