NOVEMBER 16, 1951

Full News Archive

• Headline: Atrocities Report Causes Capital Confusion. Impact: This confusion over atrocities led to a decades-long game of telephone that changed the way governments handle information. Now, everyone just assumes all news is fake until proven otherwise. Thanks, 1950s!. Fact: In the same way that a butterfly flapping its wings can cause a hurricane, one poorly-timed report can send an entire government into a tailspin..
• Headline: Business Seeks Fair Employment Practices. Impact: The push for fair employment practices in 1950 eventually led to HR departments everywhere, creating a vortex of paperwork and mandatory training that haunts employees to this day.. Fact: This was the beginning of business leaders realizing that treating people fairly might just be good for profits. Shocking, right?.
• Headline: RESEARCH SPENDING HIGH; Survey Puts U.S. College Figure 7 Times Above Britain's. Impact: This research spending disparity set the stage for the U.S. to dominate global innovation, while British scientists were left wondering how to make tea without a proper grant.. Fact: With great funding comes great responsibility... or at least the responsibility to publish a lot of papers that nobody reads..
• Headline: PERON SEES ARGENTINA AS SYNDICALIST STATE. Impact: Perón's vision of a syndicalist state sparked a revolution in labor movements across Latin America, ultimately leading to more strikes, protests, and coffee breaks for activists everywhere.. Fact: This is the moment when a lot of people started to ask, 'But wait, what exactly is syndicalism?' Spoiler alert: it involves a lot of meetings..
• Headline: Policeman Identified at Trial As Taker of $1,000 in Graft; Aide to Gross Says Payment Was for Use of Seized 'Work Sheets'--Clothier Picks 2 as Men He Fitted at Bookie's Expense 3 POLICEMEN CITED AS GRAFT TAKERS Gross Aide on Stand Work Sheets" Returned. Impact: The identification of corrupt policemen led to a distrust in law enforcement that rippled through the decades, giving rise to countless TV dramas and conspiracy theories about how to exploit the system.. Fact: Turns out, taking bribes is a bad idea. Who would've thought? Someone should really write a book about it..
• Headline: PIER STRIKERS GIVE VIEWS ON WALKOUT; State Panel Continues Quest for Reasons and for Data on Contract Ratification Other Witnesses of Day. Impact: The dock strike likely sparked a series of labor rights movements, leading to the eventual creation of labor laws that make sure your delivery pizza arrives hot and on time. You're welcome.. Fact: Striking for better conditions might just be the most American thing you can do next to eating a cheeseburger while watching football..
• Headline: Money Printers in Error; 'Upside Down' Bills Good. Impact: The 'upside down' bill incident led to a slew of memes and jokes about currency misprints, ultimately causing confusion in the banking system that still perplexes cashiers today.. Fact: If you ever get bored, just try handing an upside down bill to a cashier and watch the confusion unfold. It's better than a magic trick!.