SEPTEMBER 25, 1944

Full News Archive

• Headline: Celebrating Hospitality at Anzac Club. Impact: The appreciation for hospitality in NYC led to the establishment of overly extravagant brunches. Just imagine a time where brunch was invented to impress guests, leading to the rise of avocado toast and overpriced mimosas. You're welcome, millennials!. Fact: Did you know that the first recorded brunch was in an 1895 article in Hunter's Weekly? No one knew that it would take over your social life a century later!.
• Headline: 20 Million Dollar Jewish Rescue Plan. Impact: The Jewish rescue plan's hefty price tag created a butterfly effect that eventually led to the invention of crowdfunding. Who knew that planning to save lives would pave the way for GoFundMe?. Fact: Fun fact: $20 million in 1940 is roughly equivalent to $400 million today! Talk about inflation... or just the cost of doing the right thing..
• Headline: BALLOT BIAS SEEN BY LIBERAL PARTY; State Committee Tells Curran It Will Seek Court Aid for Higher Position on List. Impact: The Liberal Party's ballot bias complaints inadvertently inspired future generations to create online petitions. The irony is that they still can't get it right, but at least now they can complain digitally!. Fact: Political bias? Shocking! Next, you'll tell me the sky is blue and politicians lie..
• Headline: ALICE COUNTESS GREY; Widow of the Former Governor Genel of Canada Dies. Impact: The death of Alice Countess Grey sparked a series of aristocratic funerals that turned into reality TV competitions, where only the most dramatic eulogies won. Who knew somber farewells could be so entertaining?. Fact: Alice Grey was once referred to as 'the last of the County Girls.' Too bad she missed the era of social media, because she definitely had the looks for it!.
• Headline: DAVIS DENIES BIAS IN NIGHT PAY RISE; He Asserts WLB Award to Copper Miners Is No Blow to Business Competition. Impact: Davis denying bias in night pay led to the creation of the modern labor movement, where workers began to realize they could actually ask for fair wages instead of just accepting crumbs. Spoiler alert: they still have to fight for it.. Fact: Night pay differentials? Sounds like a fancy way to say 'We don't want to pay you more, but we will if you make a fuss about it.'.
• Headline: New Jersey Dog First. Impact: The New Jersey Dog competition inadvertently resulted in the rise of dog influencers on social media. Who knew that a bunch of pooches strutting their stuff would lead to Instagram accounts dedicated to them?. Fact: The Keystone Pointer and Setter Club? Sounds like a fancy doggy social club where they discuss the important issues... like who gets the last bone..
• Headline: HOWARD F. BIDWELL; President of the General Traffic Service Co. Here Dies at 67. Impact: The death of Howard F. Bidwell shifted the balance of power in the General Traffic Service Co., leading to a series of corporate shake-ups that resulted in the rise of questionable traffic management systems. Thanks, Howard!. Fact: Howard Bidwell was 67 when he passed. That age is practically 'middle-aged' for a corporate tycoon. Guess he didn’t get the memo about working until 90!.
• Headline: UNRRA to Give 'Special Weight' To Countries Suffering the Most; Policy Committee Adopts a Compromise Submitted by U.S. and Britain in Place of a Russian Proposal. Impact: UNRRA's compromise on aid distribution led to a long-standing tradition of bureaucratic red tape that still haunts aid organizations today, proving that sometimes, the more things change, the more they stay the same.. Fact: Special weight? Is that like the weight gain you experience when you realize you have to fill out 10 forms just to get help?.