AUGUST 30, 1936

Full News Archive

• Headline: Mamaroneck's 275th Anniversary Celebration. Impact: The six-day celebration led to an unintentional national holiday dedicated to awkward conversations about land ownership and cultural sensitivity. Every year, people debate whether to celebrate or apologize. It’s the original ‘Let’s-make-it-awkward’ fest.. Fact: Did you know that the original purchase agreement was likely written on a napkin? Because nothing says 'forever' like a greasy piece of paper..
• Headline: SEC Withdraws Registration Statements. Impact: Withdrawing SEC registration led to a chain reaction of businesses thinking they could just disappear like bad sitcoms. Now, every time someone leaves a party early, we wonder if they’re going to withdraw their registration with society.. Fact: Fun fact: The SEC is actually an acronym for 'So Everyone Can'—as in, so everyone can be confused by the rules..
• Headline: Nancy Home Triumphs at Regatta. Impact: Nancy winning the race inspired a generation of boaters to name their vessels after their exes, leading to a rise in ‘S.S. Regret’ and ‘U.S.S. Never Again’ around the world.. Fact: Did you know that sailing is just a fancy way of saying, 'I like being wet and slightly uncomfortable while getting sunburned'?.
• Headline: The Iron Trail; THE GHOST ROAD. By George W. Ogden. 264 pp. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. $2.. Impact: The publication of The Ghost Road sparked a literary trend that led to a thousand mediocre ghost stories, with the phrase 'and then the ghost said boo' becoming a bestseller trope.. Fact: Did you know that ghosts are just the literary version of that one friend who keeps showing up uninvited? They never really go away..
• Headline: Hearts Aflame; YOUNG LOVE. Variations on a Theme. By John Erskine. 310 pp. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company. $2.50.. Impact: The book about young love unintentionally set off a wave of overly dramatic teen romances, leading to the creation of the phrase 'It’s complicated' as a relationship status on social media.. Fact: Did you know that young love is just old love with fewer responsibilities and a lot more bad poetry?.
• Headline: SEATTLE BUSINESS BACKS P.-I. IN STRIKE; It Contends That Main Issue Is Whether City Is to Become 'Closed Shop' Center. STAND IS GIVEN IN DETAIL Statement Says Question Goes to 'Vitals of American Principles of Free Enterprise.'. Impact: The Seattle labor situation resulted in a never-ending debate about worker rights versus business interests, paving the way for every coffee shop to host a 'Free Coffee for Strikers' event. Spoiler: They never actually get free coffee.. Fact: Did you know that the term 'closed shop' sounds a lot like a hipster cafe that only serves artisanal coffee brewed by baristas named ‘Brock’?.
• Headline: GARDEN NOTES AND TOPICS. Impact: Garden notes and topics led to a sudden spike in suburban gardening, resulting in a world filled with overly competitive neighbors who turn their backyards into Olympic arenas of horticulture.. Fact: Did you know that waterlilies were once considered the lazy person's way of saying, 'I like having pretty things without actually doing much?'.
• Headline: DECISION NEAR IN CASE OF 23-YEAR FUGITIVE; Ohio Hearing Opens Tomorrow on Oklahoma's Demand for Man Now Going Straight.. Impact: The case of the 23-year fugitive led to a slew of terrible crime dramas that got every armchair detective thinking they could solve mysteries while wearing pajamas.. Fact: Did you know that 'going straight' in this context meant he finally learned not to run a marathon from the law?.
• Headline: 4 ENGLISH PIGS HERE TO START NEW BREED; Large Blacks Expected to Be Progenitors of Hardier Race of Better Bacon Producers.. Impact: The introduction of English pigs to start a new breed sparked an international bacon craze, leading to a future where people would argue over the superiority of bacon from different countries—yes, it’s as ridiculous as it sounds.. Fact: Did you know that pigs are basically just four-legged philosophers? They spend half their time contemplating life and the other half looking for snacks..