JUNE 25, 1934

Full News Archive

• Headline: Reassessing Tolerance in 1934. Impact: The minister's call for tolerance sparked a movement that led to the invention of the 'Tolerance Meter,' a device that measures how much people can stand each other before resorting to eye-rolling or sarcastic comments.. Fact: Tolerance is a great idea—unless you're talking about tolerating bad puns. Then, it's a hard pass..
• Headline: Dr. Ray's 1929 Economic Insights. Impact: Dr. Ray's bold assertion about the permanence of disillusionment inspired an entire generation of people to stop living in the past—and instead, live in their parents' basements.. Fact: The 1929 illusion refers to the stock market crash, which didn't really disappear; it just changed its name to 'reality.'.
• Headline: Lost Dog Sparks Multi-State Search. Impact: The search for the lost Cairn terrier inadvertently led to the formation of a national pet recovery task force, which also made everyone realize that ‘lost’ pets are just really good at hide-and-seek.. Fact: If only dogs could talk, they might just say, 'I’m not lost; I’m on an adventure!'.
• Headline: WOULD LOOK TO ST. JOHN.; Father Woods Need Today for His Strength of Spirit.. Impact: Father Woods’ search for spiritual strength inspired countless people to take up yoga and meditation, resulting in a massive increase in 'Namaste' bumper stickers and herbal tea sales.. Fact: St. John the Baptist was known for his wisdom, but he probably would have preferred a nice hot cup of chamomile over all that wilderness living..
• Headline: COMMISSION SPLIT ON CHARTER POLICY; Rift Over 'Mandate' to Submit Proportional Representation to Voters Is Brewing. ROW IS LIKELY THIS WEEK Smith Is Expected to Oppose Stand of Seabury and Others for a Referendum. COMMISSION SPLIT ON CHARTER POLICY. Impact: The rift within the commission over charter policy led to a proliferation of political memes, sparking an online movement that ultimately resulted in everyone caring more about cat videos than actual policy.. Fact: In politics, it’s not about how much you know; it’s about how well you can dodge questions while looking serious. It's practically an Olympic sport..
• Headline: Designer, Builder and Pilot.; WEDELL IS KILLED TEACHING A FLIER. Impact: The tragic death of Wedell sparked a renewed focus on safety regulations in aviation training, leading to more stringent protocols that ironically made flying less adventurous.. Fact: Wedell's legacy lives on in the aviation world, where the phrase 'better safe than sorry' became the mantra of every terrified passenger..
• Headline: Doris Ingerson Married.. Impact: Doris’s marriage sent shockwaves through the local matchmaking scene, leading to a spike in matchmaking services that surprisingly charged by the hour for awkward small talk.. Fact: Marriage can be a wonderful thing—unless you ask your in-laws to help plan the wedding, in which case it becomes a horror story..
• Headline: New Jersey Fixes Hours For Beauty Treatments; Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.. Impact: New Jersey’s decision to regulate beauty treatment hours sparked a nationwide debate over beauty standards, leading to an explosion of DIY beauty tutorials that mostly resulted in hair disasters.. Fact: Beauty is pain, but it’s also a multi-billion dollar industry built on the premise that everyone should look like they just stepped out of a magazine—good luck with that!.