SEPTEMBER 22, 1940

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• Headline: War Philosophy: No Night After Five Months. Impact: 'There Shall Be No Night' became a popular slogan for those who just wanted to avoid going out at night. Little did they know, it would later inspire a poorly rated sci-fi movie.. Fact: Funny enough, many people still think debates about war philosophies are just as reasonable today as they were back then. Spoiler alert: they're not..
• Headline: Battle for Empire: Key Events of 1940. Impact: The Battle for Empire kickstarted a chain reaction of conflict and resource grabs that eventually led to a worldwide obsession with oil, resulting in a steady stream of action movies featuring car chases.. Fact: The term 'desert warfare' was coined long before it became a popular strategy for video games. Talk about a gaming legacy!.
• Headline: Doctor in the Ozarks. Impact: The Ozarks' hillbilly doctor was the prototype for every quirky character in rural dramas, influencing countless TV shows where quirky doctors save the day.. Fact: Hillbilly doctors often had a better bedside manner than actual doctors; they just didn't have the fancy degrees to prove it..
• Headline: AXIS CHIEFS SETTLE DIVISION OF SPOILS; Spain Believed Cut In for a Share in Africa--U.S. Told to Mind Own Business. Impact: The Axis powers deciding on the division of spoils must have made for awkward dinner conversations, leading to a long-standing tradition of geopolitical backstabbing.. Fact: Mind your own business? That advice seems to have been lost on every world leader since then..
• Headline: DEFENSE PROBLEMS TO BE DISCUSSED; Effect of War on Industry Will Be Considered by Building Owners CONFERENCE IN ROCHESTER Regional Meeting of Owners and Managers Will Be Held Oct. 3-5. Impact: Conferences on defense problems became so frequent that they could have been a new Olympic sport, eventually leading to an overwhelming amount of paperwork and no actual solutions.. Fact: Regional meetings are basically the adult version of a group project where someone always ends up doing all the work. Spoiler: it’s usually not the ones in charge..
• Headline: Nazi Fugitive Caught in Canada. Impact: The capture of a Nazi fugitive in Canada was the start of many thrilling tales about international manhunts, inspiring countless detective novels and movies. Who knew Canada would become a refuge?. Fact: Canadians are known for their politeness, but they can also be quite good at catching bad guys if they put their minds to it!.
• Headline: 7 OF INQUIRY COUNSEL ASSAILED BY KERN; Civil Service Chief Calls Them 'Disgruntled Job Seekers'. Impact: Kern's 'disgruntled job seekers' comment marked the beginning of a long tradition of blaming the underlings for the failures of leadership, paving the way for workplace drama for generations.. Fact: The phrase 'disgruntled job seekers' has since evolved into 'disgruntled employees'—proof that some things never change, like office politics..
• Headline: REAL ESTATE NOTES. Impact: The approval of 16 new real estate memberships laid the groundwork for the real estate bubble, which led to many regrettable decisions in the following decades.. Fact: Real estate notes are just a fancy way of saying, 'Look at how many people are desperate to buy overpriced land!'.