OCTOBER 3, 1966

Full News Archive

• Headline: O'Hare Airport Sets Takeoff Record. Impact: The record of 2,006 landings and takeoffs at O'Hare created a time loop where every flight since has tried to one-up it, leading to the invention of the private jet. Thanks, O'Hare!. Fact: Did you know that with that many flights, you could have easily created an entire reality show titled 'O'Hare: The Airport Chronicles'? Reality TV really could have started here!.
• Headline: Pulaski Day Parade Highlights Political Landscape. Impact: The Pulaski Day Parade became the world's first political Tinder, with candidates swiping right on voters, inadvertently giving rise to speed dating events in every city.. Fact: Fun fact: 'Candidates View Pulaski Parade' is actually code for 'We have nothing better to do, let's wave at people and pretend we care!'.
• Headline: Subandrio Denies Involvement in Coup Plot. Impact: Subandrio's denial sparked a generation of conspiracy theorists claiming every politician is secretly a double agent, setting off a wave of espionage-themed movies.. Fact: Did you know that denying involvement in a 'red plot' is basically the 1960s equivalent of saying, 'I’m not a crook'? Classic!.
• Headline: NEGRO FOLK SHOW RESCUED BY GIFTS; 'Hand on the Gate' to Run at Least Another Week. Impact: The rescue of the Negro Folk Show led to a nationwide trend of arts appreciation, resulting in awkward encounters where people who never attended a play suddenly became critics.. Fact: Did you know that 'Hand on the Gate' was almost titled 'Hand on the Remote'? Because no one wanted to leave their couches in the 60s!.
• Headline: Majorca's Catholic 'Jews' Repatriated by Israelis; Attempt to Resettle Chuetas Descendants of Victims of Inquisition, Is a Failure. Impact: The failed repatriation of the Chuetas led to a heightened sense of irony in history, paving the way for sitcoms where families return to their roots with disastrous results.. Fact: Fun fact: The only thing worse than being a descendant of Inquisition victims is having your return turned into a failed reality show titled 'Return to Majorca: What Were We Thinking?'.
• Headline: 300 IBO TRIBESMEN KILLED BY TROOPS AND NIGERIAN MOB; Refugees Trying to Board Plane in North Are Shot Week's Toll Near 1,000 300 REFUGEE IBOS KILLED IN NIGERIA. Impact: The massacre of 300 Ibo tribesmen sparked a series of humanitarian crises that made the world collectively say 'never again,' but then promptly ignored it all.. Fact: Did you know that 1967 was the year when 'peace' was just a word people threw around like confetti at a parade? Spoiler alert: it didn’t stick..
• Headline: All 50 States Agree to Set Curbs on Water Pollution; 50 STATES TO SET POLLUTION CURBS. Impact: The states deciding to set their own pollution standards led to a future where every state has its own unique flavor of smog, creating a tourist attraction for smog lovers.. Fact: Did you know this was the moment when water got its first set of 'rules'? Because clearly, it needed some serious guidelines on how to flow!.
• Headline: Chamber Names Woman Aide. Impact: Naming a woman aide in the Chamber sparked a slow but steady revolution, where women started to realize they had names and were more than just 'the lady in the room.'. Fact: Did you know that Mrs. D Flechtner probably had to endure endless debates about how to spell her name right? Welcome to the big leagues!.