APRIL 2, 1934

Full News Archive

• Headline: Fraser Wins Wildwood Golf Tourney. Impact: J.R. Fraser winning that golf tournament led to an unprecedented surge in golf popularity, eventually resulting in a reality TV show where people just yell at each other while trying to play golf. Thanks, Fraser!. Fact: Golf: the only sport where you can spend a fortune to chase a ball around a field and still feel like a winner..
• Headline: Dr. Sargent on Faith and Resurrection. Impact: Dr. Sargent's defense of resurrection sparked a wave of philosophical debates that inadvertently invented the modern meme culture. 'Resurrected cats' became a thing.. Fact: The idea of resurrection has been around for a while—most famously with a guy named Jesus. Spoiler alert: it was a huge deal!.
• Headline: Commercial Credit Calls Notes.. Impact: Commercial Credit calling in notes led to an age where people actually thought they could live without debt. Spoiler: that didn’t last long.. Fact: Debt: the only thing that can ruin your credit score faster than a bad haircut..
• Headline: SENSE OF ETERNITY.; No Greatness in Life Without It, Says Dr. Peale.. Impact: Dr. Peale’s musings on eternity inspired many to contemplate their existence, leading to an influx of awkward coffee shop conversations about the meaning of life.. Fact: Eternity: a concept so grand that even philosophers need a moment to catch their breath after discussing it..
• Headline: MACY ASKS INQUIRY IN POWER SCANDAL; Renews Call for Investigation of Utilities' Alleged Control of Party Legislators.. Impact: The call for an investigation into the power scandal opened the floodgates for future congressional hearings that went on to become the world's longest soap opera.. Fact: Politics: where scandals are just plot twists waiting to happen, and the plot never actually resolves..
• Headline: Bo Folk, Race Driver, Is Killed.. Impact: Bo Folk's untimely death as a race driver led to a spike in safety regulations which ironically made racing far less exciting—thanks, regulations!. Fact: Race car driving: where the only thing faster than the cars is the rate at which insurance companies increase their premiums..