MARCH 23, 1936

Full News Archive

• Headline: Rescue of CCC Boys in Flood Waters. Impact: If those CCC boys had just let nature take its course, we might not have had the Great Flood of 1935—an event that led to a fashion trend of 'drenched chic' in flood zones. Who knew that drowning could inspire such style?. Fact: Did you know that swimming with ropes was once considered a competitive sport? Well, at least in the minds of those who were bored during floods..
• Headline: Flood Sale Signs in Potomac Valley. Impact: The 'Flood Sale' trend sparked a national obsession with discount shopping during disasters. Now every time there's a hurricane, people are fighting over the last pair of discounted flip-flops.. Fact: Flood Sales: Because nothing says 'I care' like shopping while the world is literally washing away..
• Headline: Moscow Phone System Disruption Highlights Issues. Impact: The chaos caused by random phone numbers in Moscow led to a secret society of misdialers who inadvertently began a global conspiracy involving cats, tea, and terrible karaoke.. Fact: Moscow's phone system was so advanced it could randomly connect you to a stranger who would then give you unsolicited life advice. Talk about a fun evening!.
• Headline: ANACONDA COPPER HAS BIG SALES GAIN; $127,678,576 Gross Last Year Compares With 1934 Total of $99,149,535. LIABILITIES CUT SHARPLY Company's Net Income of $11,180,087 Was 500% More Than the Year Before.. Impact: Anaconda Copper's massive sales gain prompted a gold rush of sorts in the stock market—leading to the infamous 'Copper Crash of 1936,' where everyone suddenly thought they were a financial genius.. Fact: Anaconda Copper: The company that made us all believe in the American Dream of becoming a millionaire overnight—until reality hit like a copper brick..
• Headline: COL. SPOTTISWOODE, MUTIblY HERO, DIES; Last Survivor of British Who Crushed Insurrection in India in 1858 Was 94. FOUGHT IN AFGHAN WAR Disaster to His Troops Fording Kabul River Celebrated in Ballad by Kipling.. Impact: Col. Spottiswoode's death marked the end of an era, leading to a decline in British colonial nostalgia and an increase in pub quizzes about obscure Victorian-era battles.. Fact: Kipling wrote about Spottiswoode, but you know what he didn't write about? The fact that surviving a 19th-century war does not guarantee a smooth landing in the 20th century..
• Headline: Recital by Dale Bartholomew. Impact: Dale Bartholomew's recital prompted a chain reaction of 'meh' responses in the music industry, leading to a decade of uninspired elevator music.. Fact: Recitals: The only events where you can enjoy an hour of music while simultaneously questioning your life choices..
• Headline: ARMY CAPTAIN DIES IN AIRPLANE CRASH; Craft Hits Building at For Slocum as Flier Tries to Land in High Wind. BELIEVED FORCED DOWN Victim, S.P. Mills, Was Overdue at Bolling Field -- Search at Wreck for Other Bodies.. Impact: The tragic airplane crash of Captain S.P. Mills led to stricter regulations on flight safety, which eventually resulted in the modern era of passengers being treated like sardines in a tin can.. Fact: Airplane crashes: The only time you can say 'I was just trying to land' and still end up in history books..
• Headline: MRS. SALONIE THORPE. Impact: Mrs. Salonie Thorpe's long life inspired a cult of centenarians who believed that the secret to longevity was simply avoiding all forms of excitement.. Fact: Living to 99: The ultimate testament to a life of avoiding drama—no wild parties, just knitting and tea..
• Headline: A League Supporter Pleased. Impact: The pleased League of Nations supporter unknowingly set into motion a series of diplomatic blunders that would later inspire countless memes about international relations.. Fact: Being pleased with the League of Nations was a lot like being excited about a blind date: you never really know how it’s going to turn out, but you hope for the best..