JULY 2, 1973

Full News Archive

• Headline: Massachusetts Reforms Drunkenness Legislation. Impact: The change in how drunkenness was viewed led to an unexpected boom in the detoxification industry. Little did they know, this would eventually inspire a new trend of 'sober parties' where everyone pretends to be having fun while sipping sparkling water.. Fact: If only they knew that in the future, the most dangerous drink would be kombucha..
• Headline: Assassination of Iraqi Defense Leaders. Impact: The assassination of Lt Gen H Shihab sparked a series of power struggles that would eventually lead to the rise of many questionable leaders. The ripple effect? A long line of bad TV shows based on Middle Eastern politics.. Fact: Assassinations like this often lead to more plot twists than a soap opera. Spoiler alert: it rarely ends well..
• Headline: SCIENTISTS MEET ON SOLAR ENERGY. Impact: The solar energy conference kicked off a global obsession with renewable energy, eventually leading to the rise of hipster cafes powered entirely by sunlight and the downfall of the phrase 'we only serve organic, free-range, gluten-free' coffee.. Fact: Scientists meeting about solar energy? Yeah, that's just their excuse to finally get a tan..
• Headline: 2 Groups to Challenge Hospitals That Resist Ruling on Abortion. Impact: The legal challenge over abortion services led to an unending cycle of court battles that would someday inspire a reality show called 'Lawyers Gone Wild'.. Fact: Abortion rights battles have more plot twists than a season finale of a reality show. Stay tuned!.
• Headline: Industry in Rural South Sets U.S. Pace in Growth. Impact: The industrial growth in the rural South kicked off a wave of urban migration that ironically made city life less appealing as people learned the joys of living in suburbs with white picket fences and a Starbucks on every corner.. Fact: Rural industrialization: proof that you can escape the city, only to find out you're still stuck in traffic on the way to the grocery store..
• Headline: Transfer of Patients Blocked by Strikers AtWyckoff Hospital. Impact: The strike at Wyckoff Hospital became a template for future labor movements, proving that sometimes blocking transfers is just as effective as blocking a bad Netflix show.. Fact: Strikes: the only time people celebrate by walking in circles instead of sitting down..
• Headline: N.E.A.Speaker Denounces Shanker Over Racial Split. Impact: The denunciation of A Shanker at the N.E.A. meeting ignited a long-standing feud in the education system that would ultimately lead to the creation of more acronyms than anyone could keep track of.. Fact: In education, nothing says 'we care' like a heated argument over who is more important: the teachers or the students..
• Headline: Europeans Fear Boom‐Bust Cycle in U.S.. Impact: The fear of a boom-bust cycle in the U.S. economy sowed seeds of distrust that would grow into a tree of conspiracy theories, leading to the rise of 'financial gurus' selling questionable advice on late-night television.. Fact: Boom-bust cycles are just the economy's way of reminding us that nothing lasts forever, except maybe bad credit..