SEPTEMBER 2, 1938

Full News Archive

• Headline: Exclusive Club Gaming Room Raided. Impact: This raid led to a surge in demand for soundproofing materials across the nation, ultimately resulting in the creation of the world's first whispering gallery—where people could go to complain about their lives without being overheard.. Fact: Not a single arrest was made, proving that even in crime, some people are just more 'exclusive' than others..
• Headline: 36 Auto Taxes $1,377,148,000. Impact: This massive tax figure fueled a nationwide obsession with car ownership, leading to an era where people would rather be broke with a nice car than financially stable on a bicycle.. Fact: In case you were wondering, that's approximately 1.377 million reasons why people started calling their cars 'investments.'.
• Headline: 300 of Workers Alliance Battle 30 Police; 16 Held After Brooklyn Relief Office Riot. Impact: This riot was a pivotal moment that established 'protesting for your rights' as a popular pastime, paving the way for future generations to shout in the streets about anything from climate change to the latest Netflix show.. Fact: 16 arrests? That's a pretty good ratio for a protest—just think how much easier it could have been if they had just sent a strongly worded email instead..
• Headline: ROMEO C. MARTELL; Holder of Croix de Guerre Also Had Won Carnegie Medal. Impact: Martell's accolades inspired a generation of overachievers who believed that if they weren't winning medals, they were simply failing at life—as if we need more pressure, right?. Fact: He must have had a busy shelf—just imagine the conversations his trophies had when he wasn't around!.
• Headline: SILAS W. HOWLAND, ATTORNEY, IS DEAD; Member of the Guggenheim Brothers Firm of Mining Industrialists Was 59 AMATEUR CHESS EXPERT Formerly Law Partner of the Late Elihu Root---Director in Many Companies Served in Dodge Purchase Active in Sports. Impact: Howland's passing marked a significant moment in legal history where chess became a metaphor for strategic thinking in court cases—because nothing says 'justice' like a well-timed checkmate.. Fact: He was an amateur chess expert, which means he probably spent more time strategizing on a board than preparing legal arguments. Who needs a law degree when you've got rooks and bishops?.
• Headline: 2 DELEGATES DECRY VENICE FILM AWARDS; Choice of German Picture Irks U. S. and British Envoys. Impact: This little tiff over film awards set the precedent for future controversies in Hollywood where the only thing more contentious than the awards themselves are the after-parties.. Fact: Because nothing says 'I care about cinema' like a diplomatic spat over who won the best director—let the drama unfold!.
• Headline: FRANCE GIVES AWARDS TO U. S. ARCHITECTS; Government Approves Honors From Exposition. Impact: This gesture of goodwill initiated a transatlantic rivalry in architecture that led to the construction of increasingly extravagant buildings—because why not compete over who can build the tallest and most impractical structure?. Fact: French architecture is often revered, but let's not forget that the Eiffel Tower was once criticized for its 'outlandishness'—guess some things never change!.