JULY 24, 1933

Full News Archive

• Headline: POST'S AUTOMATIC PILOT Revolution. Impact: If Ed's autopilot had malfunctioned, we might have ended up with a world where all planes were flown by over-caffeinated squirrels. Imagine the chaos at 30,000 feet. Fact: Did you know that before autopilot systems, pilots were basically just really bored bus drivers? No wonder they developed coffee addiction!.
• Headline: TRADE CONTROL IN REICH.; Bureaucratic Rules Suggest Drift to Soviet Conditions.. Impact: The drift to Soviet conditions led to increased paranoia in the Reich. It's like when your neighbor's cat starts doing weird things, and suddenly you suspect it’s a spy. Fact: Fun fact: Bureaucratic rules in the Reich were so convoluted that even the cats were confused. They just wanted a nap, not to be involved in politics!.
• Headline: OFFER BILL TO DELAY HOME FORECLOSURES; Owners Ask One-Year Stay -- Also Urge Eastman to Hear La Guardia and Others.. Impact: The delay in home foreclosures created a ripple effect that led to a decade of 'just one more year' optimism in the real estate market. Spoiler alert: it didn't end well. Fact: Did you know that the phrase 'just give me one more year' is the official motto of every homebuyer ever? It’s basically the adult version of 'just five more minutes!'.
• Headline: Bonus of $90,000,000 to Wheat Farmers Will Be Ready for Payment in the Fall. Impact: The $90 million bonus to wheat farmers set off a frenzy of 'let's grow more wheat' that eventually led to gluten becoming the villain of the food world. And now we have gluten-free everything. Fact: Did you know that if wheat farmers had been paid in pizza instead of cash, we might have avoided the gluten-free trend entirely? Just a thought!.
• Headline: SHIP MEN MAY ASK BOARD AID ON CODE; Conferences Fail to Settle the Status of Industry Under Recovery Act. ANOTHER MEETING TODAY Companies Will Discuss Terms of Code With Leaders of the Longshoremen's Union.. Impact: The failed conferences about the shipping code led to a collective sigh of frustration among workers, resulting in the invention of the phrase 'let’s just wing it.'. Fact: Fun fact: Shipping meetings are the only gatherings where people can literally be 'on board' yet still completely disagree. Talk about mixed signals!.
• Headline: Lynn Fontanne Thrown Off Horse.. Impact: Lynn Fontanne's horse accident inspired future generations of actors to avoid equestrian roles, leading to a dramatic decrease in horse-related injuries in Hollywood. Who knew that was a thing?. Fact: Did you know that falling off a horse is scientifically proven to be less painful than falling off a career in acting? Just ask any washed-up actor!.
• Headline: SOFT-COAL MINERS RUSH TO AID UNION; Delegates Representing 160,- 000 in Non-Union Mines Back Code Mandate to Lewis. STAND ON 30-HOUR WEEK Meeting at Charleston, W. Va., Is Hailed as Most Important South of the Ohio River.. Impact: The solidarity among miners at the Charleston rally led to the eventual creation of the slogan 'United We Stand, Divided We Fall'—or as I like to call it, the original version of 'teamwork makes the dream work.'. Fact: Fun fact: The 30-hour work week was actually a thing for a hot minute, but then someone realized that it would cut into happy hour. Priorities, right?.