OCTOBER 20, 1935

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• Headline: Italy's Strategic Victory at Adowa. Impact: Italy's Napoleonic strategies may have led to the invention of the Italian pasta cannon, which would later cause enormous confusion during World War II.. Fact: Did you know that the Napoleonic strategy involved more than just battle tactics? It also included the art of stylish mustaches!.
• Headline: Fate Cries Out by Clemence Dane. Impact: Clemence Dane's 'Fate Cries Out' inadvertently caused a surge in melodramatic literature, eventually leading to the rise of soap operas where fate is always crying and characters are perpetually confused.. Fact: Fate was later found to have a very successful career as a screenwriter for daytime television..
• Headline: New Model Home Started.. Impact: The construction of model homes in Westchester County kicked off the trend of suburban living, which ultimately resulted in everyone getting a lawn to mow and an existential crisis about their life choices.. Fact: Fun fact: Model homes didn't come with a manual on how to impress your neighbors with overly elaborate holiday decorations!.
• Headline: Indoor Net Title to Borotra.. Impact: Borotra's indoor net title win led to a sudden spike in indoor sports, which would culminate in the highly competitive world of competitive couch-sitting decades later.. Fact: Borotra was later known for his extreme dedication to indoor sports, eventually inventing a new game called 'avoid the sunlight.'.
• Headline: MELLON ART HELD TAX OFFSET. Impact: Mellon Art's tax offset triggered a massive increase in the number of wealthy art collectors who began to view tax evasion as a high form of art in itself.. Fact: It's said that the best way to appreciate art is by pretending to understand tax law—good luck with that!.
• Headline: KELLOGG PACT INVOKED.; Fellowship of Faiths Ask It Be Used in African Crisis.. Impact: The Kellogg pact invocation led to a long-standing tradition of world leaders making promises they won't keep, ultimately contributing to a thriving market in 'peace' merchandise.. Fact: The Kellogg-Briand pact was also a popular name for a brand of breakfast cereal that promised to settle disputes... in your stomach..
• Headline: Policeman Gets Merit Scroll.. Impact: Patrolman Harris's merit scroll inspired police departments everywhere to create more awards, leading to the eventual emergence of the participation trophy culture.. Fact: Merit scrolls used to be the hot trend until they were replaced by merit badges, which are way cooler and can be sewn onto jackets!.
• Headline: ANTI-FASCIST AIM DENIED BY BALDWIN; Prime Minister Says Kind of Government Italy Has Is No Concern of Others. SEEKS TO EASE TENSION Appeals to Powers Outside the League to Enter, Citing Interdependence of States. ANTI-FASCIST AIM DENIED BY BALDWIN. Impact: Baldwin's denial of anti-fascist aims resulted in a decade-long debate over the effectiveness of public relations, which ultimately led to the rise of the 'political spin' industry.. Fact: It's fascinating how 'no comment' can sometimes be the most powerful statement in politics—especially when no one believes it!.
• Headline: ENGLAND HAS AN EAR TO THE AIR; John Bull Eavesdrops on Rumbles of War In the Ether. Impact: Britain's refusal to broadcast propaganda during a time of potential war marked the beginning of an era when people just started talking loudly over each other instead.. Fact: Eavesdropping on war rumbles became the preferred method of political analysis, proving that sometimes ignorance really is bliss..