JANUARY 11, 1932

Full News Archive

• Headline: Sing Sing Recreation Centre Plans Unveiled. Impact: The Sing Sing Recreation Centre became a hotspot for inmates to plot elaborate escape plans, inadvertently leading to the rise of the world's most famous escape artist—who, ironically, never escaped.. Fact: Fun fact: The only thing inmates love more than recreation is the chance to escape and turn their lives into a Hollywood blockbuster..
• Headline: City Faces Starvation Crisis in 1932. Impact: The delay in aid became a rallying cry for future generations, inspiring countless memes about government inefficiency and a thriving underground food-sharing economy.. Fact: It's amazing how many people can face starvation while politicians debate how to throw around a few dollars. Welcome to democracy!.
• Headline: W. E. Blunt Passes Away at 91. Impact: W. E. Blunt's passing marked the end of an era, leading to a surge in nostalgia for the good old days of postal service when sending a letter didn't require a GPS.. Fact: Fun fact: If only Blunt had lived to see the invention of email, he might have just decided to retire early and avoid the chaos..
• Headline: WAGE ADJUSTMENT INTERESTS BUILDERS; Contractors on Eve of State Convention Look for Action on Problem Here. PRESENT SCALE TO LAPSE State Builders' Association Meeting Jan. 27 Is Expected to Fix Basis for Agreement.. Impact: The wage adjustment talks led to a series of awkward conversations at state conventions, where builders realized they had no idea what 'fair wages' meant.. Fact: Ah yes, the classic 'Let's fix the economy' meeting—where everyone agrees to disagree and goes back to arguing about coffee brands..
• Headline: DEMOCRATS PLAN DRIVE IN M'FADDEN'S DISTRICT; Caacas Jan. 21 to Pick Candidate -- Victory Sighted With Repnblicans Split Over Representative.. Impact: The Democrats' strategic planning in M'Fadden's district led to a chain reaction of political candidates adopting increasingly bizarre campaign strategies, including a dancing chicken.. Fact: Political campaigns in the 1920s were all about the drama and less about the actual issues—truly, some things never change..
• Headline: SOVIET JAILS 5 IN WRECK.; Five Others Fined, 2 Reprimanded, in Yaroslav Rail Crash.. Impact: The Yaroslav rail crash prompted a wave of safety regulations that were subsequently ignored, resulting in a legacy of railways that made you feel like you were on a roller coaster instead.. Fact: Railway crashes: the original reality check for people who thought travel was glamorous. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t..
• Headline: WOULD ENACT A LAW FOR RIGHT TO WORK; Representative Lewis to Offer Measure Compelling Employers to Put Jobs on Quota. WOULD COMPENSATE IDLE Some of Swope Proposals Are included in Plan, With Trade Commission Supervision,. Impact: Representative Lewis's bill sparked a nationwide debate over the 'right to work', eventually leading to a series of awkward conversations about job quotas that nobody wanted to hold.. Fact: They say necessity is the mother of invention, but in this case, it was just a lot of people arguing over how to split a pie that didn't exist..
• Headline: BANKS WARN MAYOR CITY MUST RETRENCH; REPLY TO HIS ATTACK; Eight Institutions, Through T.W. Lamont, Tell Walker Loan Hinges on Strict Economy. DENY INFLUENCING POLICY But Question of Making Transit Lines Pay Through Fare Rise Was Stressed at a Parley. MAYOR HITS AT BANKERS At Benefit Dinner, He Says He "Never Tripped Over" One at a Similar Affair. BANKERS WARN CITY IT MUST RETRENCH. Impact: The bankers' warning to Mayor Walker created a ripple effect of distrust between financial institutions and local governments, leading to every mayor since then attempting to make friends with their local bank manager.. Fact: It's always reassuring to know that when the chips are down, the banks will still demand you tighten your belt—while they loosen theirs at the country club..