SEPTEMBER 26, 1946

Full News Archive

• Headline: Job Agencies Forbidden from Investigating Applicants. Impact: This warning prompted agencies to pivot, leading to a wave of overly cautious HR practices. Fast forward to today, and companies are now hiring based on Instagram followers rather than skills. Thanks, NYC!. Fact: In a shocking twist, job inquiries are now considered more invasive than a thorough background check on your ex.
• Headline: Record Marlin Caught in NJ Contest. Impact: The victory of the marlin sparked a bizarre trend in competitive fishing that eventually led to the creation of reality TV shows like 'The Real Housewives of the Ocean.'. Fact: Marlin fishing: the only sport where you can brag about catching a fish heavier than your toddler.
• Headline: Byroade Receives Distinguished Service Medal. Impact: Byroade's decoration established a trend of awarding medals for obscure diplomatic work, ultimately resulting in an award for 'Best Use of a Semicolon' in diplomatic emails. Fact: The DSM is not to be confused with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, although both might apply in this case.
• Headline: AID FOR SCHOOLS SOUGHT; Yonkers Wants Dewey to Allocate $5,000,000 of State Funds. Impact: Dewey’s allocation of funds started a never-ending cycle of school funding requests, which led to the invention of the phrase 'the squeaky wheel gets the grease'—and also a lot of grease in the form of budget cuts. Fact: Asking for money from the government is like asking a toddler for their candy: they might give you a piece, but they'll keep most of it.
• Headline: Strike at Ford Plant Is Brief. Impact: The brief strike at Ford Plant was so brief it inspired a new workplace mantra: 'Why fight for your rights when you can negotiate for a shorter break instead?'. Fact: In the world of labor disputes, brevity is key—unless you're talking about the list of things workers actually want.
• Headline: INDIA MAY REOPEN SOUTH AFRICA CASE; New Council, Gandhi Are Now Being Urged to Withdraw It From U.N. Assembly Agenda. Impact: India's case against South Africa was dropped, which inadvertently inspired future generations to fight for justice through social media hashtags instead of diplomatic channels. Ah, progress!. Fact: Ironically, Gandhi's non-violent approach might have been more effective if he'd used Twitter to rally support.
• Headline: BRITON BIDS STALIN ACCEPT PACT OFFER; McNeil Proposes Implementing No-War Talk by Extending Mutual Assistance Treaty. Impact: McNeil's proposal for a pact with Stalin led to endless debates over whether to trust a dictator with a treaty, paving the way for future leaders to say, 'Trust me' with a straight face. Fact: They say history repeats itself, but in this case, it just keeps getting more absurd.
• Headline: 400 PICKETS MARCH AT GUILD FOR BLIND; CIO Group Protests 'Lock-Out' of 16 Clerical Workers by Jewish Institution. Impact: The picketing at the Guild for Blind workers sparked a movement that eventually led to the universal right to protest—complete with hashtags and viral videos. Fact: Picketing: where the signs are more articulate than some politicians.
• Headline: 5-CENT MAIL GOES ON AIR POSTOFFICE; FIRST FLYING POSTOFFICE DEDICATED IN WASHINGTON. Impact: The first flying post office was so successful that it inspired a generation of people to send letters via drone, completely bypassing the concept of privacy in the process. Fact: The only thing flying higher than this post office? The delivery times.
• Headline: U.S. PROVIDED 71% OF UNRRA SUPPLIES; Truman Asks Nation Continue Food Conservation to Meet Overseas Needs Next Year BLACK MARKET PROBLEMS New Harvest in Yugoslavia Promises to Approach 70% of Pre-War Tonnage. Impact: The U.S. providing 71% of UNRRA supplies inadvertently set the stage for future debates about who should shoulder the burden of global humanitarian efforts—spoiler: it’s always the same countries. Fact: Conservation efforts are like a diet: everyone talks about it, but very few actually follow through.