JULY 3, 1966

Full News Archive

• Headline: March for Spanish-Speaking Rights. Impact: This march sparked a series of protests that eventually led to the creation of a taco truck in every major city, ensuring that no one ever missed out on a late-night snack again. Who knew civil rights could be so delicious?. Fact: The first taco truck was actually just a converted ice cream truck. Imagine the confusion!.
• Headline: Argentina Establishes New Supreme Court. Impact: When Ongania appointed his Supreme Court, he accidentally set off a chain reaction that led to an unprecedented number of judicial dramas where judges wore sunglasses indoors. Fashion faux pas aside, the legal landscape was never the same.. Fact: Judges have been known to rock some questionable fashion choices. Ever seen a gavel-wielding judge in flip-flops? Me neither, but it could happen..
• Headline: Exploring the Philadelphia Pepper Pot. Impact: This memoir is believed to have inspired countless other memoirs, leading to a 400% increase in 'My Life' books, creating a world where everyone thinks their life is worth a read. Spoiler: It usually isn’t.. Fact: The average person has about 1.7 interesting stories. The other 99.3% of their life is just them waiting for the bus..
• Headline: SHIPS BEGIN SAILING FROM BRITISH PORTS. Impact: The strike that caused the shipping loss inadvertently led to the rise of the 'staycation' trend; suddenly, everyone was forced to enjoy their backyards instead of sailing off into the sunset.. Fact: The term 'staycation' was actually coined during an argument about whose turn it was to do the dishes. Now, it's a popular holiday choice!.
• Headline: IN THE AMERICAN VEIN; American Vein. Impact: This biography somehow inadvertently launched a new genre of literature known as 'biography-ception,' where authors began writing biographies about the biographers of the biographies. It became a real mess.. Fact: Writing a biography is like trying to solve a puzzle where all the pieces are missing and you have to guess the picture. Good luck!.
• Headline: COURTS' FREEDOM URGED IN SOVIET; Jurists Want Unchallenged Integrity of the Law. Impact: The call for judicial freedom in the Soviet Union led to a sudden surge in lawyer-themed sitcoms, because if there's anything we needed, it was more courtroom dramas with laugh tracks.. Fact: In the Soviet Union, lawyers were known as ‘legal eagles,’ but they were actually more like ‘legal pigeons’—mostly just cooing and doing very little..
• Headline: Nuptials Held For J.T. Medina And Miss Savoie; Judge's Grandson Weds a Biology Teacher in Pawtucket Church. Impact: This wedding inadvertently set off a craze for themed weddings, leading to 'Biology Teacher and Judge' themed events where guests dressed as lab rats and gavels. It was... something.. Fact: Weddings are the only time people spend a small fortune to celebrate the fact that they’re about to enter a lifelong agreement to share their bathroom..
• Headline: Soldiers and Indians; Soldiers. Impact: D Lavender's book review somehow inspired a whole new genre of history books that focus on the 'Climax' of every historical event, leading to a new wave of dramatic retellings that made history sound like a soap opera.. Fact: History is basically just one big soap opera, but instead of dramatic cliffhangers, we get treaties and battles. Where's the passion?.
• Headline: Education; Rising Issue: Schools and City Hall. Impact: The rising issue of schools and city hall became the blueprint for future bureaucratic debates where no one really wins, but everyone leaves with a new appreciation for coffee breaks.. Fact: City Hall meetings are like watching paint dry, except the paint is angry local citizens and the drama is real. Popcorn, anyone?.