SEPTEMBER 21, 1932

Full News Archive

• Headline: Tilden and Barnes Shine in Berlin. Impact: The tennis rivalry sparked a chain of events leading to the rise of competitive sports as a global spectacle. In a parallel universe, this also inadvertently led to the creation of a reality show that pits athletes against trained squirrels in obstacle courses.. Fact: Did you know that tennis originally involved players using their hands to hit a ball? Imagine how awkward the Wimbledon finals would have looked!.
• Headline: Einstein Backs Gumbel's Reinstatement. Impact: This protest not only saved Gumbel's career but also inadvertently inspired a generation of students to question authority, which led to the 1960s student protests. Who knew a bunch of professors could change the world?. Fact: Einstein once said, 'Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.' Guess he wasn’t talking about his hairdresser!.
• Headline: FAVORABLE SIGNS ABROAD.; German Decline Checked, Australia Gaining, Belgium Optimistic.. Impact: The newfound optimism in Belgium led to an overzealous chocolate production boom, which ultimately resulted in the Great Chocolate Crisis of 1942. The world was never the same when chocolate became rationed!. Fact: Belgium is not just famous for chocolates; they also produce more than 1,000 kinds of beer. Now that’s a country that knows how to celebrate!.
• Headline: PLAYER'S NECK BROKEN.; 17-Year-Old Boy Injured in Football Game at Lockhaven, Pa.. Impact: This tragic incident led to an increased focus on player safety, eventually inspiring the creation of the modern helmet. In an alternate timeline, it inspired a league of players who only wore inflatable suits.. Fact: Injuries in sports can lead to many changes, but nothing says 'we care' like a helmet that looks like it came from a sci-fi movie!.
• Headline: CITIZEN ASK GIBSON TO HEAD RELIEF AGAIN; Leader of $20,000,000 Drive a Year Ago Urged to Launch a New One -- Likely to Accept. BLISS SEES NEED UNABATED Predicts Difficult Winter at Meeting in Morgan Office -- State Bureau Saves $39,377. ASK GIBSON TO HEAD RELIEF DRIVE AGAIN. Impact: Gibson's acceptance led to a series of relief drives that inadvertently funded a nationwide search for the perfect taco recipe, forever changing the culinary landscape (and our waistlines) of America.. Fact: Did you know that $20,000,000 could buy a lot of tacos? Or at least an impressive taco stand that could rival any food truck festival!.
• Headline: ROOSEVELT LEADS IN POLL.; Has 3,159 to 3,080 for Hoover In Literary Digest's Returns.. Impact: This minor polling advantage led to an avalanche of over-enthusiastic campaign slogans, and somewhere in the universe, a parallel election saw the slogan 'Roosevelt: The Man, The Myth, The Poll Leader' become a bestseller.. Fact: Literary polls are like the weather forecast—always changing and sometimes just completely wrong!.
• Headline: Donovan at Rally in Suffolk Hailed as Leading Candidate. Impact: Donovan's rise to fame sparked a trend where all candidates began adopting increasingly ridiculous hairstyles to stand out, leading to the Great Hair Wars of the late 30s.. Fact: Candidates have always had interesting hairstyles; just look at the 80s! They were practically a fashion show waiting to happen..