APRIL 20, 1946

Full News Archive

• Headline: HELEN BALDWIN, 80, PHYSICIAN 54 YEARS; Ex-President of Board of New York Infirmary for Women and Children Is Dead. Impact: Helen Baldwin’s legacy in medicine may have indirectly led to the rise of female empowerment in healthcare, eventually resulting in the world’s first female superhero doctor who saves lives and also knows the best way to organize a medicine cabinet. Fact: Helen Baldwin was not just a physician; she was a pioneer! Imagine the medical drama series they would have made about her life.
• Headline: DIVESTMENT PLAN APPROVED BY SEC; American Gas and Electric Co. and Scranton Electric to Be Separated Philadelphia Electric Power Rulings by Commission. Impact: The SEC's approval of the divestment plan might have unintentionally led to a future where every corporation becomes a game of Monopoly, where they buy, sell, and trade utilities while everyone else just tries not to land on Boardwalk. Fact: The SEC has been around for nearly a century, and yet people still can’t figure out if they’re a regulatory agency or just really involved fans of Monopoly.
• Headline: Winged Foot Club Gets Goodall Golf Tourney. Impact: The Goodall Golf Tournament at Winged Foot Club likely prompted future golf tournaments to be more about networking than actual golf, leading to a series of awkward small talk sessions over the putting green. Fact: Golf: the only sport where you can openly discuss your business ventures while pretending to focus on getting a tiny ball into a hole.