JULY 6, 1961

Full News Archive

• Headline: Strikes Impacting Key Industries. Impact: The walkouts led to a nationwide movement for better worker rights. Decades later, workers started demanding cake breaks, because who wouldn’t want snacks while fighting for justice?. Fact: Did you know that if you combine the number of strikes with the number of missed coffee breaks, you could get a pretty accurate measure of workplace discontent?.
• Headline: Kopit's 'Oh Dad, Poor Dad' Debuts in London. Impact: The play's opening led to an unexpected uptick in the number of people questioning their family dynamics, eventually resulting in a boom in therapist appointments decades later. Thanks, Arthur Kopit!. Fact: Did you know that 'Oh Dad, Poor Dad' is actually a great way to summarize every family dinner ever held in history?.
• Headline: Brazilian Action Explained. Impact: The cancellation of free government wire access led to conspiracy theorists claiming the government was hiding the best cat videos of 1970. Spoiler alert: they were.. Fact: Did you know that if you squint hard enough, you can probably see the ghost of free speech haunting the government's wires?.
• Headline: FREED RED PRAISES KENNEDY 'COURAGE'. Impact: Winston's praise of Kennedy helped solidify the 'cool president' image, leading to a long line of future politicians trying to wear sunglasses indoors. Because looking cool is more important than actually governing.. Fact: Did you know that politicians have been using flattery since the dawn of time? It's like the oldest trick in the book, right next to 'promise anything for votes.'.
• Headline: SHIPS SAIL AGAIN; PACT LOSES HERE; Mates Local Votes Against Terms as National Poll of Membership Begins Ships Sail Under Court Order; Mates in Local Here Reject Pact. Impact: The local rejection of the pact led to a national uproar that would later be cited in an obscure sociology paper claiming that boats and unions are always at odds. It’s a nautical law of physics.. Fact: Did you know that ships are like teenagers? They both rebel against authority and sometimes need a court order to behave..
• Headline: Paris Sentences a Colonel. Impact: Colonel Ceccaldi's sentence opened a can of worms about military accountability, eventually leading to Netflix documentaries that would keep conspiracy theorists up at night.. Fact: Did you know that sentencing a colonel is like giving a gold star to a kid who ate glue? It doesn't really solve the problem..
• Headline: MORRISON IS NAMED TO POST ON O.A.S.. Impact: Morrison's appointment to the O.A.S. was the start of many 'who's who' lists in politics, eventually leading to a reality show where politicians would compete for the title of 'Most Likely to Make a Bad Decision.'. Fact: Did you know that being named to a committee is just a fancy way of getting a new title while doing the same boring things? Welcome to politics!.
• Headline: Argentine Reporters Strike. Impact: The Argentine reporters' strike led to a wave of media reform, which in turn resulted in the rise of the hashtag and meme culture, proving once again that jokes about the news are often more entertaining than the news itself.. Fact: Did you know that the only thing more stubborn than a reporter is a cat? And both will sit on your keyboard at the worst possible moment!.