NOVEMBER 7, 1945

Full News Archive

• Headline: Billy Southworth Becomes Braves Manager. Impact: Billy Southworth's management style led to the Braves' success, which inspired a future generation of managers to develop bizarre superstitions, including wearing lucky socks and consulting with psychic octopuses before games.. Fact: Did you know that in an alternate timeline, Billy Southworth became a motivational speaker who only communicated through motivational posters?.
• Headline: Jeffries Re-elected in Detroit 1945. Impact: Jeffries' re-election in Detroit led to a series of increasingly ridiculous mayoral campaigns, culminating in a candidate who promised to replace all streetlights with disco balls for 'better vibes.'. Fact: Ironically, the real winner of the election was the city’s potholes, which received more votes than some candidates..
• Headline: U. S. Is Said to Plan to Quit China To Avoid Incidents in the Civil War; U.S. SAID TO PLAN TO GO FROM CHINA Marine Casualties Reported Reds Fortify Yingkow Communists Besiege Yencheng Plan Is News to Washington Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.. Impact: The U.S. planning to withdraw from China to avoid a civil war incident created a ripple effect that led to decades of questionable foreign policy decisions, including a love for sending 'We miss you!' postcards to countries in crisis.. Fact: Did you know that one of the postcards featured a cute puppy with the caption 'Wish you were here!'? It didn't help much..
• Headline: ARMY PLANE WITH 20 OVER DUE AT MANILA; Second Tragedy in Pacific Feared--Search for 11 Missing in First Dropped. Impact: The disappearance of the army plane sparked a series of conspiracy theories that claimed the missing soldiers were abducted by aliens looking for the ultimate frisbee champions.. Fact: In case you're wondering, the frisbee championship never happened because, you know, they were missing..
• Headline: H.G. Wells Seriously Ill. Impact: H.G. Wells' serious illness led to a temporary halt in time travel literature, causing a brief resurgence in popularity for 'how-to' books on gardening and stamp collecting.. Fact: Irony alert: He was actually sick from eating too many time-traveling donuts, which were a major plot twist in his next book..
• Headline: Books of the Times; Two Conceptions Contrasted Dull in Spots but Impressive. Impact: The contrasting book review led to a nationwide debate about the merits of dull literature, resulting in book clubs that emphasized the importance of books being 'at least mildly engaging' as a new literary standard.. Fact: The phrase 'dull in spots' is now used in dating profiles, as a euphemism for 'boring but still available.'.
• Headline: FELLER LEAVES UNRRA; Counsel Will Join UNO Staff Under Stettinius. Impact: Feller's appointment to the UNO staff under Stettinius inadvertently caused an administrative mix-up, resulting in a 5-year-long debate over whether the organization should be called 'UNO' or 'U.N.O.' – ultimately leading to a very confusing trivia night.. Fact: In a parallel universe, 'UNO' became synonymous with a wildly popular card game instead of a global organization..