JANUARY 10, 1969

Full News Archive

• Headline: Charls Walker's Appointment as Treasury Under Secretary. Impact: If Charls Walker had decided to wear a bright pink suit instead of a conservative one, the entire image of the U.S. Treasury might have been radically different. Who knows, we might have ended up with a national dress code that included bow ties and plaid shorts!. Fact: Nixon once considered changing the Treasury's color scheme to avocado green. Imagine the confusion during tax season!.
• Headline: Cuban Refugees Share Their Stories. Impact: The desperation of these Cuban escapees sparked a global trend in refugee crises. Who knew a few brave souls could set off a chain reaction that would lead to countless international debates about borders and asylum?. Fact: If only those Cubans had waited a few decades, they could have just emailed their escape requests and avoided the whole drama..
• Headline: Nixon's Fashion Image -- Middle-of-the-Road Corporate Type. Impact: Nixon's corporate fashion choices inadvertently set the stage for decades of 'dad fashion' trends, leading to a culture where cargo shorts and sandals became a fashion statement. Thanks, Dick!. Fact: Nixon's idea of wild fashion was probably a bold plaid tie. Who knew the '70s would explode with creativity after that?.
• Headline: ART THIEF IS GIVEN 2 YEARS IN PRISON. Impact: This art thief's two-year prison sentence might have inspired a whole new wave of underground art smuggling. Now, instead of just stealing paintings, the thieves might be marketing them as 'lost masterpieces'!. Fact: Art thieves are just misunderstood artists, right? They just wanted to add a little drama to the art world..
• Headline: President Striving For Nixon's Assent To Keeping Surtax; PRESIDENT WANTS NIXON TAX ASSENT. Impact: Johnson's struggle to get Nixon's approval on tax matters may have inadvertently led to future presidents simply tweeting their decisions instead of negotiating. Who needs bipartisan talks when you have social media?. Fact: Nixon's approval was often easier to get than a reservation at a trendy restaurant on a Friday night..
• Headline: LEVEL OF FIGHTING IN VIETNAM DROPS; 101 Americans Die in Week, Fewest Since October. Impact: The decline in fighting might have led to a brief moment of hope, which was then absolutely crushed by the subsequent reality of ongoing conflict. It's like a bad rom-com where they finally get together only for a breakup in the sequel.. Fact: 101 deaths in a week was considered a 'good' week. Just think about how the bar was set back then!.
• Headline: ' 68 JOBLESS RATE DECLINED TO 3,6%, A 15-YEAR RECORD; Negro Unemployment Down From 7.4 to 6.7% -- Total of Hard-Core' 323,000 68 JOBLESS RATE DECLINED TO 3.6%. Impact: The drop in unemployment rates may have created a false sense of security, leading to the phrase 'everything is fine' being overused in political speeches for decades. Spoiler: it wasn't. It never is.. Fact: The jobless rate was so low, it was practically non-existent. Too bad the job market didn't get the memo to keep it up!.