APRIL 15, 1932

Full News Archive

• Headline: Mount Holyoke Students Study Abroad. Impact: This decision to send nine sophomores abroad led to a chain reaction of students trying to outdo each other with elaborate Instagram posts decades later, eventually resulting in the rise of travel influencers who can't pronounce 'quinoa' correctly.. Fact: In 2020, it was revealed that 90% of study abroad students come back with at least one story about getting lost in a foreign city. So, good luck to those sophomores!.
• Headline: Levine's Bail in Compensation Case. Impact: Levine's release spawned a new era where air enthusiasts everywhere began to think they could get away with anything. This eventually led to a skydiving stunt gone wrong in the 1980s that resulted in a shortage of parachutes in New Jersey. Who knew?. Fact: Bail in Nassau is not just a legal term; it's also the name of a very unsuccessful local band that tried to blend law and music..
• Headline: Hoover Invited to Speak by Ad Men. Impact: Hoover's appearance at this convention led to an awkward post-speech moment where he realized that nobody wanted to hear about his policies. This set a precedent for future politicians to rely heavily on catchy slogans instead of actual substance. Thanks, Hoover!. Fact: Hoover's speeches are so boring, even the teleprompter falls asleep..
• Headline: CAPT. J. M. ENOCHS BURIED.; High Officials of Army, Navy and Congress Attend Funeral,. Impact: Captain Enoch's burial gathered the high and mighty, creating a ripple effect where people started attending funerals just to rub elbows with the elite. Today, funeral crashing is practically a sport in some circles.. Fact: Captain Enoch's funeral was so well attended that it almost turned into a networking event. 'Sorry for your loss, but have you heard about my latest business venture?'.
• Headline: ASTOR YACHT BRINGS RARE TROPICAL FISH; Nourmahal Back From South Seas With Group of Reptiles and Two Galapagos Penguins. NATIVES WELCOMED PARTY Showed Great Interest in Electric Lights, but They Feared to Touch Ice Cubes.. Impact: This event sparked an obsession with exotic pets that led to a nationwide fervor for owning penguins, eventually resulting in a black-market trade that made 'Penguin Whisperer' a legitimate job title.. Fact: Those two Galapagos penguins were later found to be better at networking than most humans. They were last seen hosting a cocktail party in Manhattan..
• Headline: VARIED VIEWS HERE ON SMITH SPEECH; Straus Holds Roosevelt Talk on "Forgotten Man" Opposed Class Distinction. MANY WIRE FELICITATIONS Michigan Result Held to Show Effect of Attack on Picking of Delegates Will Be Slight.. Impact: Roosevelt's speech inspired an entire generation to debate class distinctions, leading to the creation of countless social clubs that still argue over who really deserves the last slice of pizza.. Fact: The term 'Forgotten Man' has since been co-opted by everyone who has ever lost their keys. It's a universal struggle..
• Headline: CURLEY SEES SMITH AS SHATTERED IDOL; Boston Mayor Replies to Thrust at Roosevelt as Promoter of Class Prejudice. GOV. ELY PRAISES DEBT PLAN James Roosevelt Says It Is Time for Courageous Leader to Call the Administration's "Bluff.". Impact: Curley's response to Smith's comments led to a Boston political scene that became so dramatic that it inspired a local soap opera where everyone had a secret and nothing was as it seemed.. Fact: If you think politics is messy now, just remember that in the 1930s, they didn’t even have Twitter to air their grievances. Imagine the chaos!.
• Headline: Refunds $70,769 to Gould Estate.. Impact: This refund created a ripple effect of financial responsibility, causing a small town in Massachusetts to start their own 'Accountability Day' where everyone publicly reconciles their finances. Spoiler: Nobody showed up.. Fact: The Gould Estate used to be a popular vacation spot until they discovered that refunds were much more lucrative than tourism..
• Headline: 1,500 Hear Negro Choral Concert.. Impact: The concert galvanized a community around music and culture, leading to a series of events that eventually resulted in the establishment of hip-hop as a dominant genre, proving that great music has a way of transcending boundaries.. Fact: This concert was so well-received that it sparked a local rumor that the choral group could raise the dead with their harmonies. Spoiler: They didn’t, but they did raise the roof!.
• Headline: Comment of the Nations Press on Ex-Governor Smith's Speech. Impact: The press's comments on Smith's speech led to a media frenzy that set the stage for today's sensationalist journalism, where the headline is often more important than the actual content. Thanks, Smith!. Fact: The comments were so scathing that they inspired a new genre of literature known as 'Press Poetry,' which nobody wanted to read but everyone pretended to understand..