SEPTEMBER 20, 1944

Full News Archive

• Headline: Cincinnati and Covington Utility Talks. Impact: The desperate quest for utilities sparked a rivalry that would lead to Cincinnati's obsession with gas lamps, inspiring countless steampunk novels that would never be written if not for this fateful meeting.. Fact: Cincinnati and Covington now have more debates over utilities than actual utility services. Who knew gas could spark such heated discussions?.
• Headline: Danish Police Resist German Forces. Impact: The internment of Danish police led to a long-standing mistrust between citizens and authority, ultimately inspiring the next generation of Danish crime-fighting superstars in movies and TV shows.. Fact: It turns out, fighting Germans isn’t just a hobby for Danish police; it’s a full-time job, especially when you’re outnumbered and outgunned!.
• Headline: Both Major Parties Accused of Ignoring Problems and Huge Voting Power of Women. Impact: Women’s voting power was so ignored that it set off a chain reaction of events leading to the eventual creation of reality TV shows starring women making questionable political decisions.. Fact: If only they’d known complaining could lead to a reality show, perhaps they would’ve started voting earlier!.
• Headline: DUMBARTON OAKS DEFENDED BY HULL; He Reminds That World Peace Has Been 400-Year Issue, Takes Time to Solve. Impact: Hull’s defense of Dumbarton Oaks inspired countless philosophers to ponder whether world peace is just an elaborate game of Monopoly that no one wants to finish.. Fact: If only world peace had a cheat code, we could all skip ahead to the happy ending!.
• Headline: U.S. FLAG AIR ROUTE WOULD SPAN WORLD; Pan American Asks CAB Permit for 2 Trans-Ocean Systems -- Links to All Continents GLOBE-CIRCLING AIR NETWORK PROPOSED BY PAN AMERICAN LINES U.S. FLAG AIR ROUTE WOULD SPAN WORLD. Impact: Pan American's globe-circling air route idea led to the eventual rise of travel bloggers who would flood social media with pictures of airplane food and airport layovers.. Fact: Remember when flying was glamorous? Yeah, neither does anyone anymore..
• Headline: Women Urged to Save 'Waste-Basket' Paper. Impact: Encouraging women to save 'waste-basket' paper turned into an environmental movement that would eventually lead to the invention of recycled toilet paper, which, let’s face it, nobody really asked for.. Fact: Saving paper was great until it became a competition to see who could hoard the most junk mail. Thanks, recycling!.
• Headline: New York Flier Killed in South. Impact: The tragic death of the New York flier resulted in a series of unfortunate but inspiring aviation safety regulations that went through more loopholes than a circus acrobat.. Fact: Ironically, this incident led to stricter safety protocols, proving once again that sometimes you need to crash before you can soar..
• Headline: Books of the Times. Impact: Hayek’s 'Road to Serfdom' became a philosophical text that would unintentionally inspire a million Twitter debates about capitalism and socialism, proving that some roads are best left untraveled.. Fact: Reading Hayek is a bit like reading the fine print on a loan agreement — it makes you question all your life choices..
• Headline: STOCK EXCHANGE NOTES. Impact: The suspension of loan certificates from NYSE dealings sparked a financial crisis that would lead to more regulations, which are often ignored anyway, much like gym memberships.. Fact: The stock market: where the only guarantee is that someone, somewhere is going to panic at the worst possible moment..