MARCH 10, 1944

Full News Archive

• Headline: Tragic Boiler Blast in Jersey City. Impact: This tragic event led to stricter regulations on diner equipment, ultimately resulting in the modern-day microwave oven, which cooks everything except for food that tastes good.. Fact: Diners were once known for their charm and delicious greasy food, but now they are mostly places to contemplate life decisions while waiting for cold coffee..
• Headline: Massive Wool Auction in Boston War Effort. Impact: The sale of alien wool at auction sparked a global trend in bizarre fashion statements, leading to the rise of 'extraterrestrial chic'—where everyone looked like they just stepped out of a sci-fi movie.. Fact: If only they had sold actual aliens instead of their wool, we might have had a much more interesting conversation starter at parties!.
• Headline: TRAVEL TIRES 'HOBO KING'; Jeff Davis Calls Coach Trip 'Terrible,' Pines for 'Rods'. Impact: The complaints of 'Hobo King' Jeff Davis about terrible travel conditions led to the eventual invention of the modern travel pillow—because nothing says 'luxury' like a foam-filled neck brace.. Fact: Jeff Davis may not have enjoyed travel, but at least he wasn't stuck in an airport for hours scrolling through social media like the rest of us!.
• Headline: EDWARD G. MoDOUGALL; Former Head of Libby, McNeill & Libby Dies in Chicago at 68. Impact: Edward G. McDougall's passing marked the end of an era for Libby, McNeill & Libby, causing a ripple effect in canned food marketing that resulted in a brief obsession with mystery meat.. Fact: Libby, McNeill & Libby is credited with making canned food a staple, which is why we can now enjoy 'mystery meat' on camping trips across America..
• Headline: SPELLMAN APPEALS FOR BISHOP'S WAR AID; Gifts to Fund to Be Asked at All Masses Sunday. Impact: Spellman's appeal for war aid inspired a wave of charitable giving, which ironically led to a resurgence of 1940s-style bake sales, giving us the world's most awkward fundraising events.. Fact: Bake sales are the only time when people are enthusiastic about giving money for someone else's questionable baking skills!.
• Headline: NEW PANEL IS DRAWN FOR LONERGAN TRIAL; 3 Women Among 300 Talesmen -- Broderick Hearing Today. Impact: The drawn jury panel for the Lonergan trial set a precedent for jury selection that has since devolved into a lottery system where jurors are just as confused as the defendants.. Fact: Jury duty: the only job where you're forced to hang out with strangers for hours while trying to decipher if their life stories are more interesting than the case at hand..
• Headline: WOMEN SPECIALISTS ON CANCER CONFER; Heads of Only Clinics of Kind for Their Sex Predict Setting Up of Many More. Impact: The first national conference on cancer prevention paved the way for countless awareness campaigns, eventually leading to the rise of pink ribbons—because who knew awareness could be so fashionable?. Fact: Cancer awareness has become so trendy that you could probably find a pink ribbon on a salad at this point..
• Headline: 42 COLLEGE GROUPS URGE U.S. COLONIES; Report of Faculties Suggests We Carry 'Fair Share' of Post-War Governing Duties. Impact: The report urging U.S. colonies to carry their 'fair share' of post-war duties led to the establishment of numerous international organizations, many of which still argue about who's turn it is to do the dishes.. Fact: The concept of sharing responsibilities is as old as time—just ask any group project survivor..