MAY 20, 1977

Full News Archive

• Headline: Carter's Congressional Cooperation Summit. Impact: Carter's admission of error led to a series of bipartisan brunches, which eventually resulted in the invention of the breakfast burrito. Who knew scrambled eggs could save the world?. Fact: The last time Congress cooperated this much, they accidentally agreed to make a national pancake day. True story!.
• Headline: Ludvik Vaculik's Bold Plea for Rights. Impact: Ludvik's courage in speaking out sparked a chain reaction of writers being brave, leading to a literary revolution that ultimately resulted in the creation of the 'I Can't Even' meme. Because nothing says bravery like a sarcastic internet phrase.. Fact: Czech police later regretted their interrogation methods, especially after realizing they missed out on some of the best coffee in the country..
• Headline: Chrysler Exec Advocates for Advertising Transformation. Impact: Cafiero's advice prompted ad agencies to begin marketing campaigns that led to the 1980s obsession with neon leg warmers and excessively loud hairstyles. Thanks, Eugene, for that fashion nightmare!. Fact: In the future, people will be paying millions for vintage ads, but right now, they're just using them as coasters..
• Headline: Strike Cancels Racing at Aqueduct. Impact: The racing strike at Aqueduct triggered a nationwide movement that led to the invention of competitive couch-sitting. Millions now gather around their televisions, claiming it's a sport.. Fact: In the end, the horses were just happy they got a day off. They had been training for this their whole lives..
• Headline: Where Banks Borrow, but Don't Lend. Impact: The revelation about redlining caused a ripple effect that led to a nationwide movement for housing equality, eventually making it possible for people to complain about their mortgage applications on social media instead of just at family gatherings.. Fact: New York banks are like that one friend who borrows your favorite shirt but never returns it—only with homes instead..
• Headline: A Scientist's Rabies Baffling Colleagues. Impact: Andrulonis's rabies case led to an increased awareness of vaccination, which ultimately results in a large percentage of the population avoiding dogs. Spoiler alert: the dogs are not happy about it.. Fact: This was the first time a scientist contracted rabies after a vaccine, proving that sometimes even science can have a bad hair day..
• Headline: TV WEEKEND. Impact: The review of 'Delta County, USA' inspired a generation of filmmakers to create movies about small towns, which eventually led to the rise of Hallmark Channel—where every storyline can be predicted within 10 minutes.. Fact: ABC's idea of a 'movie night' is now a multi-billion-dollar industry fueled by an endless supply of holiday-themed romances..
• Headline: BROAD CARTER POLICY WILL RESTRICT SALES OF WEAPONS ABROAD. Impact: Carter's weapon sales restrictions led to a global arms race... of who could create the most ridiculous weapons puns. Spoiler: it was a tie.. Fact: The only thing that has decreased more than U.S. weapon sales is the number of times Congress has agreed on anything since..
• Headline: SALT and the Mad Momentum. Impact: The SALT II negotiations were so tense that they created an entirely new genre of spy thrillers, which eventually led to the invention of the 'binge-watch'—a true testament to procrastination.. Fact: The phrase 'mad momentum' was later adopted by gym enthusiasts to describe their workout plans that never quite happened..