SEPTEMBER 11, 1955

Full News Archive

• Headline: Scotch Distillers Face Water Crisis. Impact: The drought led to a temporary dip in Scotch production, but little did they know, this would result in the rise of craft cocktails and a wave of hipster mixology that would be the bane of barflies for centuries.. Fact: Scotch is the only whiskey that makes you feel sophisticated even when you’re drinking it from a plastic cup at a barbecue..
• Headline: Lindbergh's Historic Visit to Hong Kong. Impact: Lindbergh's visit sparked a fascination with aviation that would eventually lead to the development of air travel, where now we can sit in cramped chairs and argue over the armrest with strangers.. Fact: Charles Lindbergh once saved a baby from a burning building, so he's basically a superhero. Just don't ask him to fly you anywhere, please..
• Headline: A Classic For Today; THE FROGS. By Artistophanes. An English Version by Dudley Fitts. 166 pp. Flew York: Harcourt, Brace & Co. $4.. Impact: The reintroduction of Aristophanes’ works led to a cultural Renaissance where people began to appreciate humor that involved frogs, setting the stage for countless memes and puns about amphibians in the 21st century.. Fact: Aristophanes was basically the original Twitter user, except his punchlines were in plays and not 280 characters..
• Headline: Nepal Permits Lhotse Climb. Impact: By allowing the climb, Nepal unwittingly opened the floodgates to extreme tourism, leading to an influx of thrill-seekers, Instagram influencers, and the inevitable viral video of someone slipping on ice.. Fact: Lhotse is just a warm-up for Everest. It’s like the appetizer before the main dish of frostbite and altitude sickness..
• Headline: News of the Advertising and Marketing Fields. Impact: The discussions on advertising foreshadowed the creation of ads that would stick in your head like that one jingle from your childhood you can’t escape, resulting in decades of people wondering why they can’t get 'two all-beef patties' out of their heads.. Fact: Advertising is just the art of convincing you that you need a product you didn’t know existed, and probably don’t need. Thanks, capitalism!.
• Headline: INDIA PLANS TO CURB PRESS PRIZE EVENTS. Impact: The government’s decision to curb press prizes inadvertently led to journalists becoming rebels, igniting a movement for more freedom and better awards, which eventually resulted in prizes that are now more coveted than the Nobel Prize.. Fact: In India, press awards are so prestigious that winning one is like getting a lifetime supply of samosas and a gold star from your mother..