OCTOBER 24, 1965

Full News Archive

• Headline: Shea Stadium Glass Dome Proposal. Impact: Had that glass dome been built, it would have led to a bizarre new tradition of Mets fans hosting indoor snowball fights in July, ultimately inspiring a generation of confused sports mascots.. Fact: The $9 million could've bought you a small island or at least a decent amount of overpriced avocado toast!.
• Headline: Beame Aide Predicts Large Election Margin. Impact: If Beame's aide had been right, New York might have become the world's first city governed entirely by a computer, leading to a dystopian future where the only thing people could vote on was what flavor of ice cream was served in the city parks.. Fact: In 1966, 100,000 votes felt more like a gentle nudge than a landslide. Modern elections could take some notes!.
• Headline: Dallas and Fort Worth Airport Agreement. Impact: This airport agreement could have led to a mass migration of travelers seeking tacos from the mid-cities, causing a taco shortage in Texas and making nachos the official state food.. Fact: Twenty years of fighting over an airport? Sounds like a family reunion gone terribly wrong!.
• Headline: Article 70 -- No Title; That Was the Era That Was. Impact: Had this article not been written, the world might have missed out on the subsequent 100-year celebration of the 'Impressionist Movement,' turning art history into a dull PowerPoint presentation.. Fact: Impressionism was so radical at the time, it was like the punk rock of painting – except with more pastels and less spitting!.
• Headline: JOHNSON TO PRESS CONGRESS IN 1966 FOR RENT SUBSIDY; He Deplores the Refusal to Provide Funds to Help Low-Income Families FLIES TO TEXAS RANCH President Meets Mansfield After Congress Adjourns, Also Talks With Rusk JOHNSON TO PRESS r FOR REHT SUBSIDY. Impact: If Johnson had successfully pushed for the rent subsidy, the 1960s could have seen a massive rise in avocado toast consumption among low-income families, forever changing brunch menus across America.. Fact: Imagine if Congress had funded avocado toast in the '60s – we might have had brunch culture a whole decade earlier!.
• Headline: VIETCONG AMBUSH A COLUMN ON WAY TO AID U.S. FORCE; South Vietnamese Attacked 100 Miles From Besieged Outpost at Pleime. Impact: The ambush on the relief column could have drastically shifted U.S. military tactics, leading to a bizarre future where the U.S. military would rely on sending in clowns to distract the enemy.. Fact: The phrase 'nothing is more dangerous than a Vietcong ambush' would have been replaced with 'nothing is more dangerous than a clown car on the battlefield!'.
• Headline: Wessin Is Critical. Impact: Wessin's criticism might have sparked a new diplomatic trend of politicians publicly blaming their opponents for imaginary friends, creating a generation of political debates filled with invisible foes.. Fact: If accusations of Communist sympathies were a sport, Wessin would probably be in the Hall of Fame by now!.
• Headline: ROCKEFELLER SEEKS STATE FUND TO AID VICTIMS OF CRIME; Names a Committee to Draft Proposals in Time for the 1966 Legislature. Impact: Rockefeller's push for crime victim aid could have led to an unexpected spike in crime novels, making 'true crime' the most popular genre by the 1980s – paving the way for countless Netflix documentaries.. Fact: Victims of crime might have gotten more attention than the criminals themselves – shocking, I know!.
• Headline: PLANT RECLAIMS POLLUTED WATER; Jersey Testing a Novel Unit That Makes It Potable. Impact: If this water reclamation plant had been successful, it could have led to a future where polluted water was the new 'it' drink, making the hipster water bar scene a billion-dollar industry.. Fact: Reverse osmosis – sounds like a fancy term for making your old water taste like new water, doesn’t it?.