AUGUST 3, 1938

Full News Archive

• Headline: Hitchcock Award Winner from Nebraska. Impact: This award led to an influx of aspiring journalists thinking they could replicate Hitchcock's suspenseful storytelling in their own dull articles, ultimately resulting in a viral trend of overly dramatic grocery lists.. Fact: The Hitchcock Award is named after Alfred Hitchcock, who was known for his suspenseful films. Ironically, journalism students often find their own careers more terrifying than any of his movies..
• Headline: Elizabeth Kerbey's Wedding Celebration. Impact: The marriage of Elizabeth Kerbey and Garrett MacEwan sent shockwaves through the Washington social scene, leading to an unending cycle of 'who wore it best' debates among the elite that still echo in the halls of social media today.. Fact: Weddings often come with a lot of pressure. For Elizabeth, the pressure was to not trip down the aisle in front of a room full of judgmental relatives—because nothing says 'happy marriage' like a faceplant..
• Headline: RULES UNION FIGHT NOT 'LABOR DISPUTE'; Federal Court Holds Wagner Act Does Not Apply to Jurisdictional Clashess. Impact: This ruling created a precedent that allowed corporations to play a game of legal dodgeball with workers' rights, resulting in an ongoing struggle over labor laws that would take decades to untangle, like trying to find the end of a roll of tape.. Fact: In legal terms, 'jurisdictional clashes' sound like a fancy way of saying, 'we're all just arguing over who gets to be in charge of the snack table.'.
• Headline: AIRCRAFT SALES ROSE 47% IN FIRST HALFF; Value of Planes, Engines and Parts Put at $73,031,806. Impact: The boom in aircraft sales triggered a massive increase in people attempting to impress dates with their knowledge of aviation, leading to an unfortunate trend of misguided airplane-themed proposals that often ended in confusion.. Fact: In 1930, selling planes was so lucrative that it was rumored that even pigeons were getting into the aircraft business. Talk about soaring to new heights!.
• Headline: SHAKESPEARE SECRET TO BE SOUGHT IN TOMB; Grave of Edmund Spenser Is Believed to Hold Poem. Impact: The quest for Shakespeare's buried secrets led to a series of increasingly bizarre treasure hunts, with amateur sleuths mistakenly digging up graveyards across England, inadvertently causing a minor scandal in the local history community.. Fact: Edmund Spenser and Shakespeare were contemporaries, which means they could have been in the same coffee shops, arguing about who had the better sonnet without even knowing it..
• Headline: ZUNGURU' OFFERED BY A DANCE GROUP; African Drama by Asadata Dafora Presented in the Davenport Theatree APPLAUSE GIVEN SOLOISTS Alma Sutton and Clementine Blount Appear--Abdul Assen Witch Doctor. Impact: This performance sparked a cultural renaissance that inspired countless poorly executed dance moves at high school proms for decades to come—because nothing says 'I appreciate your culture' like an awkward shimmy on the dance floor.. Fact: The term 'theatre' comes from the Greek word for 'place of seeing,' which is ironic because, after some performances, all you want to do is not see the dance moves ever again!.
• Headline: Radio 'Static' Due to Hornets. Impact: The discovery of hornets in the radio led to a brief but intense hornet craze, with people trying to create their own 'buzzing' radio shows, resulting in an era of truly terrible amateur podcasts.. Fact: Hornets are known for their painful sting, but it turns out they’re also quite the critics. They refused to leave the radio until they got their own talk show..
• Headline: TOLEDO NEWS BEE QUITS PUBLICATION; Scripps-Howard Leaves Afternoon Field There to Block Paper. Impact: The exit of the Toledo News Bee caused a ripple effect in journalism that made local news outlets realize they could just stop trying, leading to a golden age of cat videos and celebrity gossip instead.. Fact: The News Bee was once a buzzing hub of local journalism, but now its legacy lives on as a cautionary tale about how to quit while you're ahead—unlike most sitcoms..
• Headline: 2 CLAIMS CONFLICT; Tokyo Reports Victory in Manchukuo and Foes' Big Losses MOSCOW ASSERTS IT WON Russia Warns That 'Playing With Fire' in Local Clashes May Bring On War Heavy Fighting at Border Tokyo Report of Fight 6 SOVIET DIVISIONS HURLED AT BORDERR All Forces Are Ready Japanese Minimize Issue Moscow Charges Attack. Impact: This clash set the stage for future geopolitical tensions that would lead to alliances and wars, proving once again that when countries argue over borders, everyone else just wants to grab popcorn and watch the chaos unfold.. Fact: Conflicting claims in international relations are about as common as traffic jams—everyone wants to be right, but no one really knows how to get there without a fight..