OCTOBER 8, 1930

Full News Archive

• Headline: Steinbrink Highlights Honesty in Politics. Impact: Steinbrink's insistence on honesty in office set off a chain reaction, leading to every politician since then trying to convince us that they are 'just like us' - a claim that has somehow become a prerequisite for office. Spoiler alert: it didn't work.. Fact: Did you know that the honesty of politicians is so rare, it’s practically a unicorn? Some even claim to have seen one... for a brief moment in history..
• Headline: Hoover Advocates Peace During Mill Strike. Impact: Hoover's gentle urging to avoid violence inspired a long line of leaders who would also listen to strikers while doing absolutely nothing to address their real issues. It’s like giving someone a band-aid while they’re bleeding out.. Fact: Fun fact: 'avoiding violence' became an Olympic sport for politicians, but they keep getting disqualified for participation..
• Headline: Five-Pound Trout Caught in Tennessee. Impact: The catch of Tennessee's largest trout sparked a nationwide obsession with fishing, leading to a boom in fishing gear sales and the creation of countless terrible fishing puns that haunt us to this day.. Fact: Did you know the term 'catch and release' was originally about bad dates? No? Well, now you do!.
• Headline: 3 SENTENCED TO DIE FOR LAHORE MURDERS; Seven Get Transportation for Life for Wholesale Plot to Slay Europeans.. Impact: The sentencing of three individuals to die for the Lahore murders sent shockwaves through the legal system, causing a ripple effect that would influence countless future cases. It’s amazing how some people just can’t read the room.. Fact: Did you know that the phrase 'crime doesn't pay' was actually coined right after a particularly bad accounting session?.
• Headline: AUGUST PAPER OUTPUT UNCHANGED FROM JULY; 15 Per Cent Drop From 1929, With 10 Per Cent Decline in Pulp Reported by Association.. Impact: The unchanged paper output from July to August created a paradox where everyone was both overjoyed and confused, leading to a paper shortage of ideas in future meetings. The horror!. Fact: Did you know that the paper industry has tried to make its own version of the 'paperless office'? Spoiler: it involved a lot of paper!.
• Headline: MAN UNDER ARREST KIDNAPS HIS CAPTORS; But He Is Recaptured, Wounded, at Corning, N.Y., After Attack on Girl Cousin.. Impact: G. Gleason's dramatic kidnapping of his captors became a wild tale that inspired future escape artists and led to the creation of new laws about the lengths people will go to for freedom – or just to avoid a really awkward family reunion.. Fact: Did you know that kidnapping your captors isn't actually a recommended life choice? Who knew?.
• Headline: EARTH SHOCKS IN GERMANY.; Munich and Five Other Cities Feel Quake.. Impact: The earthquakes in Germany prompted an era of architectural innovation. Designers everywhere rushed to create buildings that would 'withstand the shake' – unfortunately, many of them were just as clueless as their predecessors.. Fact: Did you know that in places like California, earthquakes are basically just nature's way of saying, 'I need a little more space'?.
• Headline: Nephew of Peru's Ex-President Starts Work on Ohio Highways. Impact: The nephew of Peru's ex-president working on Ohio highways somehow led to a bizarre chain of political nepotism that would later affect highway construction timelines nationwide. Thanks, family connections!. Fact: Did you know that in politics, 'nepotism' is just another word for 'our family needs a new vacation home'?.
• Headline: FEDERAL PLANE BOMBS CITY; VIEWS IN SAO PAULO, CITY ON WHICH BRAZILIAN REBELS ARE MARCHING.. Impact: The federal bombing of a city in Brazil set a precedent for governmental actions that would later be justified as 'necessary for peace,' leading to a long history of questionable decisions. Who knew chaos could be so bureaucratic?. Fact: Did you know that 'bombing for peace' was just one of those phrases that sounded better in theory than execution? Like self-tying shoelaces..