JUNE 13, 1939

Full News Archive

• Headline: Saltonstall Advocates Lifelong Education. Impact: Saltonstall's lifelong education idea sparked a trend that eventually led to a national obsession with online courses. Little did he know, one day people would be earning degrees in 'Memes and Internet Culture' while wearing pajamas.. Fact: In 1950, the only online course available was ‘How to Use a Typewriter.’ Get ready for the future!.
• Headline: Historic Glider Flight Across Lake Michigan. Impact: T Bellak's glider flight over Lake Michigan inspired a generation of daredevils, leading to the creation of extreme sports like 'lake-boarding'—which, spoiler alert, never quite took off.. Fact: Gliders were the original 'no noise' aircraft. Imagine that: a flying machine where you can't hear the pilot scream!.
• Headline: Gestapo Intervenes in Football Match. Impact: The Gestapo's warning against rough football led to the invention of 'gentleman’s football,' where players exchanged pleasantries before every tackle. It was a disaster and effectively ended the sport in Germany.. Fact: Roughness in football is now considered an Olympic sport—oh wait, that’s just the NFL!.
• Headline: ABBOTT H. JONES, TROY LAWYER, 63; Twice Elected Candidate for the District Attorneyship of Rensselaer County Dies A FORMER POLICE JUSTICE In 1919 Sought the Mayoralty of Troy as Nominee of the Republican Party. Impact: Abbott H. Jones' death marked the end of an era in Troy, but his legacy lived on through countless lawyers who realized they could also run for mayor and lose spectacularly.. Fact: Many people thought Abbott was a brand of canned beans. Spoiler: he wasn’t!.
• Headline: Fly Slovak Planes to Poland. Impact: The Slovak planes flying to Poland signaled the beginning of inter-country aviation, which eventually led to cheap flights where you can sit next to that guy who thinks he can eat a whole pizza on a plane.. Fact: In 1920, the in-flight menu was just ‘whatever the pilot doesn’t eat.’.
• Headline: EDWARD S. WILKINSON, NORTH ADAMS LEADER; Son of the City's Third Mayor Was Active in Business. Impact: Edward S. Wilkinson’s business activism inspired the creation of countless small businesses, many of which failed spectacularly but still got biographies written about them.. Fact: Wilkinson’s family tree is filled with mayors, lawyers, and a guy who tried to sell ‘air’ in bottles—he went bankrupt..
• Headline: PRESBYTERY LICENSES FOUR NEW PREACHERS; One of Successful Candidates Has Post at New Rochelle. Impact: The licensing of new preachers created a surge in the demand for motivational speakers, leading to the rise of self-help gurus who sell you the secrets of happiness for just three easy payments of $19.99.. Fact: The first motivational speaker was a mime—but no one could hear him..
• Headline: CEDAR CREST HEARS MAXEY; Pennsylvania Justice Is Speaker as 42 Receive Degrees. Impact: The rise in demand deposits foreshadowed the banking crisis of the 2008 financial meltdown, proving that just because people have money doesn't mean they won't panic and withdraw it all at once.. Fact: Banks always appreciate it when you withdraw your money in a dramatic fashion—like a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat. Spoiler: the rabbit is your savings..
• Headline: DEMAND DEPOSITS RISE IN THE WEEK; Member Bank Report Shows Gain of $92,000,000 in Period Ending June 7 BROKERS' BORROWINGS OFF Holdings of Treasury Bills Are $62,000,000 More Than the Week Before. Impact: The sentencing of brokers Campagnoli and Schubert sparked a nationwide crackdown on financial fraud, leading to the invention of better excuses for why your stocks are tanking.. Fact: In court, their plea for leniency was about as effective as a screen door on a submarine—good luck with that!.
• Headline: TWO BROKERS GET TERMS IN PRISON; Hugo G. Campagnoli and J.B. Schubert Found Guilty of Defrauding Customers PLEA FOR LENIENCY FAILS Judge Cold to Recital of War Record and Social Standing of Head of Concern.