JUNE 27, 1950

Full News Archive

• Headline: Architects Selected for Housing Projects. Impact: The selection of architects for housing projects led to an architectural renaissance, which would eventually spawn the most confusing building designs in history, including the infamous ‘upside-down house’ that became a tourist trap. Fact: You know, architects are often called ‘the artists of the construction world.’ So, does that make construction workers the art critics?.
• Headline: LIE RECEIVES DEGREE AT WAGNER COLLEGE. Impact: Sec Gen Lie receiving an honorary degree sparked a trend where politicians and celebrities began collecting degrees like Pokémon cards, leading to a world where the most educated person at a party is usually the one with the most fake diplomas. Fact: Did you know honorary degrees are like participation trophies for adults? Everyone gets one eventually!.
• Headline: CHILE COPPER STRIKE ENDS; New Labor Minister Succeeds in Settling Dispute. Impact: The end of this copper strike led to an influx of shiny new coins and the eventual creation of the phrase, ‘money doesn’t grow on trees, but it does come from copper mines.’. Fact: You know you've made it as a labor minister when your main job is to convince people that striking is not just a baseball term.
• Headline: HOUSE OVERRIDES POSTAL PAY VETO BY VOTE OF 213-72; Administration Lines Fall to Pieces on Bill Giving Rise to Veterans in Mail Jobs SEVERE TRUMAN SETBACK Senate Concurrence in Doubt, With Election-Year Factor Less Pronounced There. Impact: This postal pay override resulted in a postal worker renaissance, leading to the birth of countless memes about mail delivery times that would haunt the internet for generations. Thanks, Congress!. Fact: Did you know that postal workers have more stories than your grandma? No, really, they do. And they’re all about the weird things people send through the mail!.
• Headline: CONNALLY SAYS U.S. IS FIRM ON KOREA; AT MEETING OF REPUBLICAN POLICY COMMITTEE. Impact: Sen Connally's firm stance on Korea led to a never-ending debate about U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts, ultimately resulting in every armchair politician claiming to know more than the generals. Thanks for the drama, Connally. Fact: Did you know that the U.S. has had more policy meetings about Korea than actual successful policies? It’s like a bad sitcom that just won't cancel.
• Headline: MacArthur Assures Aid to Korea; Ten Mustangs Transferred to Seoul; M'ARTHUR ASSURES AID TO SOUTH KOREA. Impact: MacArthur's assurance of aid to Korea initiated a series of military interventions that spiraled into a never-ending quest for ‘who can send more Mustangs to Seoul,’ leading to the eventual creation of an automotive reality show. Fact: Did you know that Mustangs were not originally meant to be fighter planes? They were actually a failed attempt to create the world’s fastest horse.