JULY 13, 1965

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• Headline: State High Court Upholds Liquor Price Law. Impact: When liquor prices dropped, it unleashed a wave of questionable cocktails. This led to the creation of bizarre new drinks like the 'Pickleback', which somehow resulted in an uptick in hipster bars and the rise of the avocado toast phenomenon. Coincidence? I think not.. Fact: In a shocking twist, the lowest liquor prices in the U.S. coincided with a massive increase in karaoke nights. Apparently, cheap booze fuels even cheaper singing!.
• Headline: New Transit Policy Council Proposed Today. Impact: The creation of a new transportation policy council sparked debates for decades about buses versus trains, leading to countless hours wasted in meetings that could have been spent binge-watching TV shows instead.. Fact: People have been discussing transit policy since the invention of the wheel. Yet somehow, we're still stuck in traffic. Go figure!.
• Headline: End Papers; TOURING THE GARDENS OF EUROPE. By Dorothy Loa McFadden. 306 pages. McKay. $5.95.. Impact: The publication of this garden tour book paved the way for Instagram influencers to take over the gardening niche, resulting in millions of posts about succulents that are somehow still alive.. Fact: Gardening books have existed for centuries, but only recently have they been used as props in selfies. Progress?.
• Headline: STUDENTS STRIKE IN ECUADOR PORT; Terrorist Blast Wrecks Jeep in New Anti-Junta Unrest. Impact: The anti-junta unrest in Ecuador caused a ripple effect that eventually led to an increase in international awareness of student activism. Today, students everywhere are striking for Wi-Fi and avocado toast.. Fact: Terrorist blasts have a remarkable way of bringing people together—usually in the form of protests. Not exactly the textbook definition of teamwork..
• Headline: TAX-SHARING PLAN PRESSED BY G.O.P.; 2 Groups Back Reversion of Some U.S. Income to States. Impact: The tax-sharing plan sparked a debate that would last for generations, ultimately causing every tax season to be filled with the same existential dread as a horror movie. Thanks, GOP!. Fact: Tax plans are like bad relationships—hard to get out of and they always seem to reappear when you least expect them..
• Headline: Big Rebel Rally in Santo Domingo Marks U.S. Pullout of 1924. Impact: The rebel rally in Santo Domingo led to a resurgence of interest in historical pullouts—which has subsequently become a popular topic for awkward small talk at parties.. Fact: The U.S. pulling out of Santo Domingo was the original 'it’s not you, it’s me' moment in diplomatic history..
• Headline: MOSCOW SILENT ON HARRIMAN BID; Vietnam Talk Called Unlikely as U.S. Diplomat Arrives. Impact: The silence from Moscow during Harriman's bid created a diplomatic vacuum that led to endless speculation and a new genre of spy novels. Thanks for the plot twist, USSR!. Fact: Diplomats are like cats—they're great at ignoring you until it’s absolutely necessary to engage. Just ask Harriman..
• Headline: Diplomats Ask More Talks Between U.S. and Canada; Diplomats Ask Talks Between U.S. and Canada. Impact: The successful convoy to Berlin marked the beginning of countless 'firsts' in military operations, helping to shape the future of military strategy—though it also led to a lot of confused GPS systems.. Fact: Convoys are just like those group projects in school; you hope everyone gets there on time, but there's always that one person who gets lost..
• Headline: U.S. Convoys Reach Berlin.