SEPTEMBER 23, 1940

Full News Archive

• Headline: Economic Warnings Post-War by Dr. Dodds. Impact: Dr. Dodds' grim forecast sent ripples through the academic world, igniting a craze for economic seminars that led to the invention of 'doomscrolling' decades later. Thank you, Dr. Dodds, for making anxiety a trending topic.. Fact: Fun fact: 'Doomscrolling' was originally just a term used by economists to describe their weekend reading habits..
• Headline: Elliassen Appointed to NYU Engineering Faculty. Impact: Elliassen's appointment sparked fierce competition among university faculty, leading to a secret society of professors who engaged in eccentric experiments to one-up each other. Spoiler: It involved lots of coffee and questionable ethics.. Fact: At N.Y.U., the lab directors often have more secrets than actual lab results. It’s all part of the 'prestige and paranoia' package..
• Headline: ST. LUKE'S DEDICATES KOEPCHEN MEMORIAL; Tribute Paid to Lutheran Pastor Here for 36 Years. Impact: The dedication of the Koepchen Memorial sparked a movement for memorials dedicated to unsung heroes, eventually leading to an oversaturation of memorials that no one visits. Talk about a legacy!. Fact: Memorials are like that one friend who keeps getting birthday parties: the more you have, the less people show up..
• Headline: NURSE FOUND SHOT DEAD; Body Found in a Cemetery-- Young Man Is Questioned. Impact: This tragic event inadvertently inspired a new genre of crime dramas where nurses are the unlikely victims, leading to a rise in hospital security measures and a whole lot of confused patients wondering why there’s a cop in scrubs.. Fact: The only thing more tragic than a nurse found dead? The plots of some crime dramas that followed. Seriously, they should hire real detectives!.
• Headline: Named to Direct Work For Christian Refugees. Impact: The appointment to direct work for Christian refugees led to the establishment of grassroots organizations that eventually became the foundation for charitable efforts worldwide. Who knew that one appointment could create a global movement?. Fact: Charity work: the only job where making a difference is seen as a side gig to your actual job!.
• Headline: PROJECTS CUT HOME RENT; Average of $12.34 for 85 Is $2.25 Below Slums. Impact: The reduction in home rents led to a peculiar phenomenon where people began to brag about living 'below the slum level.' Somehow, 'luxury living' became synonymous with 'cheap rent' in a twisted turn of events.. Fact: Renting is the only hobby that can make you feel both accomplished and utterly broke at the same time..
• Headline: Newark to Have a 'Taxi' To Move Suspected Bombs. Impact: The decision to use a taxi for bomb transport led to an influx of taxi drivers claiming they could handle anything, even bomb disposal. Soon every cabbie was an 'expert' in explosives. Good luck with that!. Fact: In Newark, taxi drivers are considered the unsung heroes of the urban landscape, often moonlighting as bomb disposal experts and therapists!.