JUNE 19, 1937

Full News Archive

• Headline: Probable Pitchers Facing Cleveland in 1937. Impact: As fans debated the potential of a Cleveland loss, a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil made a local parrot become a baseball fanatic, leading to a series of increasingly absurd parrot-themed baseball games that would eventually inspire a reality TV show. Fact: Did you know that baseball players are statistically more likely to be named 'Jim' than any other name? Because clearly, that's the most important statistic.
• Headline: Fascists Mandated to Subscribe to Newspaper. Impact: This compulsory subscription led to an underground market for black-market newspapers, which ultimately inspired a rebellious literary movement that caused the rise of a dystopian novel that everyone pretended to read. Fact: Ironically, forcing subscriptions made the paper so unpopular that it was read by precisely zero people who weren’t forced to.
• Headline: Yankee Stadium's Unique Race Day. Impact: The excitement from a Yankee Stadium race inspired a new trend of competitive lawn mowing in suburbs, leading to a national championship that was wildly celebrated but still managed to be less exciting than watching paint dry. Fact: Fun fact: the only thing faster than a New York Yankee is a fan trying to leave the stadium after a loss.
• Headline: Collins--Hurley. Impact: The outcome of this match between Collins and Hurley led to a chain of events where two rival sandwich shops were established, ultimately resulting in a culinary feud that would last decades and involve a cheese-stealing scandal. Fact: If only their names were 'Ham' and 'Cheese,' they might have had a better chance at fame.
• Headline: Eyerly-Gould. Impact: This seemingly innocuous match-up was the catalyst for a bizarre trend in naming children after famous athletes, eventually leading to a new generation of kids with the names 'Eyer' and 'Gould,' who would grow up to be utterly confused. Fact: We can only assume that this match was the reason for at least three kids being named 'Collins' in the last century. A true legacy!.
• Headline: RULING BY COURT CURBS LABOR BOARD; Federal Appeals Bench Restricts Power to Compel Collective Bargaining. Impact: This ruling set off a chain reaction that would eventually inspire a million memes about how the legal system is just a game of 'who can outlast whom'—a game no one really wants to play. Fact: Fun fact: Legal jargon is the modern equivalent of ancient runes; only the initiated can decipher it, and it usually leads to disappointment.
• Headline: WPA SCHOOLS SHUT IN WESTCHESTER; Hope for Continuing 2 College Centers Fades as the 28 Instructors Are Dropped. Impact: The demise of these educational centers led to a generation of students who would later form a highly successful underground tutoring network, ironically creating the most educated group of high school dropouts in history. Fact: It's estimated that for every teacher laid off, two new apps for self-education were born. Who knew job loss could be so innovative?.
• Headline: BISHOP WELLDON, FORMER EDUCATOR; As Headmaster of Harrow He Flogged Winston Churchill--Is Dead at 83. Impact: The passing of Bishop Welldon served as a reminder of the harsh educational practices of the past, leading to a dramatic shift in how educators approached discipline—resulting in a much more peaceful world of teaching, albeit at the cost of a few historical figures being a bit more rebellious. Fact: Winston Churchill once said that if he had known he’d be flogged, he would have brought a whip to school—clearly, humor was his defense mechanism.