SEPTEMBER 17, 1950

Full News Archive

• Headline: British Producer's U.S. Trailer Tour. Impact: This British producer's road trip might have sparked a new genre of 'traveling cinema' where every film involves a trailer and bad puns. Can you imagine the cinematic masterpieces that would have been lost otherwise?. Fact: Fun fact: The Italian style of mayhem is just like regular mayhem, but with more pasta and less logic..
• Headline: Funding the U.S. Team for Pan-American Games. Impact: The $300,000 sought for the Pan-American Games likely caused a ripple effect where every sports event after it had to come with a price tag. Next up: Charging spectators to breathe in the stadium air.. Fact: The business men behind this were probably just trying to fund their own golf trips to the Caribbean..
• Headline: West German Employment Up. Impact: West Germany's employment boom may have inadvertently led to the rise of 'job-hopping' culture, where people now switch jobs like they're changing socks. Thanks, West Germany!. Fact: In 1950, 'job-hopping' was just referred to as 'looking for better pay... or running from your boss'..
• Headline: LESSONS OF THE PACIFIC WAR APPLIED IN KOREA. Impact: Using Pacific War lessons in Korea could have led to a whole new genre of military strategy books. Imagine the bestsellers: 'How to Win Wars by Reusing Old Strategies'.. Fact: The next bestseller was titled 'War and Peace: Just Kidding, It’s Mostly War'..
• Headline: NELS OLSON, BANKER AND INDUSTRIALIST, 81. Impact: Nels Olson's passing likely reminded every banker of their own mortality, triggering a wave of existential crises in boardrooms across the country. 'Do I really want to be a banker forever?' they pondered.. Fact: At 81, Nels could have written a memoir titled 'How Not to Be a Banker'..
• Headline: ISRAEL SAYS ARABS VIOLATE ARMISTICE; Protest to Security Council Charges Egypt and Jordan Threaten Aggression. Impact: Israel's armistice complaints may have set off a chain reaction of diplomatic letters that eventually led to global pen pal programs—where countries just send angry letters instead of fighting.. Fact: The UN's next initiative was to offer 'Angry Letter Writing Workshops' to help ease tensions..
• Headline: FRANK P. FELTON JR.. Impact: Frank P. Felton Jr.’s existence must have influenced at least a dozen people to consider naming their children 'Frank', leading to a resurgence in the name popularity. Frank's legacy would live on!. Fact: Frank P. Felton Jr. once claimed he was the original 'Frank' in a world of Franks. The irony was lost on everyone..