APRIL 13, 1943

Full News Archive

• Headline: New Draft Classifications Issued. Impact: This draft classification led to a series of increasingly convoluted bureaucratic classifications that would eventually confuse generations of historians trying to decipher what was classified and what was just a really boring memo.. Fact: Fun fact: If you think your job involves too much paperwork, just imagine being the person who had to categorize all of this. Talk about a classification crisis!.
• Headline: Large Rally in Jersey City, 1943. Impact: The rally in Jersey City sparked a nationwide trend of people gathering in masses for no reason at all, ultimately leading to the invention of modern-day flash mobs, where you can dance and get arrested all in one go.. Fact: 4,700 people is quite a turnout! In today’s social media world, that would just be a Tuesday afternoon in a coffee shop..
• Headline: SAY WE DOMINATE AXIS PLANE DESIGNS; Aircraft Manufacturers of East and West at Los Angeles Tell of Improving Models WAR PRODUCTION IS AIRED Session May Discuss Possible Pool of Ideas, Working Plans and Materials. Impact: This meeting led to an arms race in airplane design, resulting in some of the most bizarre and impractical aircraft ideas, like the flying toaster that never quite made it off the drawing board.. Fact: P.G. Johnson's absenteeism report is a reminder that even during war, some people just prefer their beds over the skies. Priorities, right?.
• Headline: JEWISH APPEAL DRIVE TO OPEN TOMORROW; Batt of WPB Among Speakers at Campaign Dinner. Impact: The Jewish Appeal Drive not only raised funds but also ignited a sense of urgency that would ripple through communities, fostering a spirit of activism that encouraged future generations to address injustice.. Fact: Arnstein speaking about refugee needs was like the 1940s version of the viral fundraising campaign—only with fewer hashtags and more heartfelt speeches..
• Headline: Franco on Inspection Tour. Impact: Franco’s inspection tour may have seemed mundane, but it laid the groundwork for future dictators to take long, unnecessary tours just to reassure themselves that they were, in fact, in charge.. Fact: Nothing says 'I'm in control' quite like an inspection tour. It’s the dictator's version of a reality TV show..
• Headline: HATCH ASKS ACTION ON POST-WAR PLANS; Predicts Senate Will Adopt Resolution to Enlist U.S. in World Organization EVEN TODAY IS LATE' Senator Tells Hadassah Group Upper House's Advice Must Be Given in Advance. Impact: Hatch's push for post-war plans led to the eventual formation of the United Nations, which would later turn into a series of meetings that no one really wants to attend.. Fact: Senators predicting the future is always amusing. Spoiler alert: discrimination didn’t just pack its bags and leave after the war..