JUNE 29, 1947

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• Headline: Stricter Standards for Acting Talent. Impact: If only the acting profession had stricter weeding, we might have avoided decades of cringe-worthy reality TV. Thanks a lot, Shakespeare!. Fact: Did you know that the first actor to win an Oscar was Emil Jannings in 1929? He was so good, they decided to give out awards just to remind everyone how mediocre they really were..
• Headline: Theatre Innovations and US Imports. Impact: Incorporating the Old Vic into American theatre was like planting a seed that would eventually grow into a tree of pretentiousness that overshadows Broadway. Who needs originality when you can just import British accents?. Fact: Fun fact: The Old Vic is older than sliced bread. Well, technically, it opened in 1818, and sliced bread wasn't invented until 1928, but you get the point..
• Headline: A Young Widow's Journey in Love. Impact: This tale of a widow’s love life kicked off an entire genre of 'romantic tragedies' that led to the creation of Hallmark movies. Thanks, Helen Rich, for our emotional rollercoasters every holiday season.. Fact: Did you know that the average Hallmark movie has about 2.5 plot twists? Just enough to keep you guessing while you pretend to do laundry..
• Headline: BRAZIL, CHILE PACT LIKELY; Presidents Still Conferring in Rio on Hemisphere Status. Impact: The Brazil-Chile pact was just the beginning of a long, complicated dance of diplomatic wooing in South America. Who knew it would eventually lead to a conference of nations just trying to decide who makes the best empanadas?. Fact: Did you know that Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world? So, if diplomacy fails, they could always just bribe each other with caffeine..
• Headline: ARMY JEEP AMBUSHED; Baby Daughter of American Officer Killed in Philippines. Impact: The tragic ambush of an American officer's family marked the beginning of a series of military engagements in the Philippines that would ripple through time, like a sad stone dropped into a pond of history.. Fact: The Philippines has over 7,000 islands. If only they had a few more, maybe they could have dodged that ambush..
• Headline: BEST SPORTS STORIES 1947. By Irving T. Marsh and Edward Ehre. 352 pp. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. $3.. Impact: The publication of the 'Best Sports Stories 1947' was the catalyst for sports journalism becoming a thing. And now we have a never-ending stream of hot takes and overpaid athletes. Way to go, Irving and Edward.. Fact: Did you know that sports journalism began as a way for newspapers to sell more copies? Now it's just a way for fans to argue online and lose sleep over trades..
• Headline: NEW WEAPONS DISCLOSE CHANGED FACE OF WAR; Guided Missiles and Jet Planes Hold First Place in the Race Now Started. Impact: The unveiling of guided missiles and jet planes changed the face of warfare and led to a questionable love affair between nations and their military budgets. Thanks for the chaos, Baldwin!. Fact: Did you know that the first guided missile was tested in 1944? It didn't have a great aim, but it sure did scare a lot of people!.