DECEMBER 29, 1965

Full News Archive

• Headline: G.O.P. Claims Redistricting Plans Favor Democrats. Impact: This headline triggered a series of political campaigns where every time Republicans tried to appear fair, they accidentally ended up electing a few Democrats. In a twist of fate, a particular Democratic senator later became a beloved children's book author, influencing generations to read instead of vote.. Fact: The G.O.P. has been known to favor plans that favor them. Shocking, I know!.
• Headline: Lynda Johnson's Ski Adventure in Utah. Impact: Lynda Johnson's skiing escapade led to a bizarre fashion statement: everyone started wearing ski attire to political rallies. This inadvertently boosted the ski industry, making it the top voting demographic by the 80s.. Fact: Skiing was once thought to be a dangerous sport reserved for the elite, but now it's just a way for people to fall down in style..
• Headline: INFRARED PHOTOS AID EARTH'S STUDY; Scientists Refining the Use of Multispectral Sensing. Impact: The advancement in infrared photography led to an unforeseen boom in conspiracy theorists claiming that aliens were watching us—thanks to those 'multispectral' images of people's backyards.. Fact: Scientists once thought we could only see what was in front of us. Clearly, they never tried peeking through someone else's window..
• Headline: At Least 9 Aides Of Wagner Asked To Stay On Awhile; At Least 9 of Wagner's Aides Are Asked to Stay On A while. Impact: This decision set off a chain reaction where Wagner's aides started a support group for 'Misunderstood Aides' which eventually led to a reality TV show. It was a hit until they realized nobody cared about their drama.. Fact: Being asked to stay on can be a blessing or a curse. Just ask anyone who’s ever been in a toxic relationship!.
• Headline: U.S. District Judge Is Stripped Of All Duties by Judicial Panel; Chandler in Oklahoma Called 'Unable or Unwilling' to Do His Job Efficiently. Impact: The stripping of duties caused a wave of judicial reforms, inadvertently sparking a trend in courtroom dramas on television—because nothing says 'justice' like a dramatic monologue.. Fact: Judges losing their jobs is like a bad sitcom. You just can't make this stuff up!.
• Headline: VOTE ON CHARTER DUE IN SPAIN IN '66; Referendum to Set a Basis for Franco Succession. Impact: The referendum on Franco's succession led to a long line of successors who were more interested in their Instagram followers than governance. Spoiler alert: it didn't end well.. Fact: Spain needed a referendum to figure out who should lead after Franco. Meanwhile, in other countries, they just have elections. How quaint!.
• Headline: Bogalusa Police Are on Trial Again Over a Night of Violence Against Negroes. Impact: The trial about police violence in Bogalusa ignited a movement that eventually led to the creation of 'police brutality bingo' at parties—where no one wins, and everyone loses.. Fact: Police trials can be a tense affair, but at least they give us something to talk about at awkward family gatherings..
• Headline: Shriver Prodded by Fino On Black Arts School Fund. Impact: The warning about radiation in food preservatives led to a bizarre series of home experiments where people tried to irradiate their leftovers. It became a viral trend until someone accidentally blew up a microwave.. Fact: Using radiation as a food preservative sounds like a bad idea, but hey, at least your leftovers will be... interesting?.
• Headline: Radiation Called Lethal As a Food Preservative.