MAY 30, 1981

Full News Archive

• Headline: City Hospitals' Executive Directors Replacement. Impact: The replacements caused a chain reaction of job openings that led to a sudden surge in the popularity of hospital-themed reality shows. Thanks to the drama of executive turnover, we now have 'Hospital Wars: The Boardroom Battle'.. Fact: Fun fact: If you think hospital politics are complicated, just wait until you see how they handle the coffee supply in the break room..
• Headline: Mets Acquire Valentine; Yankees Win Again. Impact: Ellis Valentine joining the Mets set off a series of trades that ultimately led to a completely fictional baseball team being assembled in a parallel universe, where they only play in roller skates.. Fact: Did you know that the Mets have had so many players come and go that if you stacked all their jerseys, they could reach the moon? And that's not even counting the ones they traded for snacks..
• Headline: Get Ready for the Saturday News Quiz. Impact: The quiz inadvertently sparked a national obsession with trivia, leading to the creation of pub quizzes, where people can brag about knowing the color of the first dinosaur discovered—though it was just an elaborate ploy to sell more beer.. Fact: Fun fact: The first trivia question ever posed was, 'What is the capital of the moon?' Spoiler alert: It’s still a work in progress..