OCTOBER 31, 1988

Full News Archive

• Headline: Celebrating Women in Baseball History. Impact: If the Peaches and the Chicks hadn't strutted their stuff on the diamond, who knows? We might still be calling our favorite teams the 'Boys of Summer.' But thanks to these trailblazers, we now have a rich history of women's sports and a plethora of opportunities for girls to be awesome athletes. Thanks, ladies! And all it took was a little short skirt and a lot of talent.. Fact: Did you know that the only reason baseball players wear those baggy pants is to hide the fact they can't run? Just kidding! But seriously, if you think those skirts were distracting, wait until you see what they wear in the stands!.
• Headline: Southwestern Phone Appoints New President. Impact: James R. Adams becoming president of Southwestern Bell Telephone probably set off a chain reaction of corporate shuffling that led to every office worker ever contemplating their life choices while staring at their phones. Who knew one man's ascent would lead to the rise of endless Zoom calls and the existential dread of the work-from-home era?. Fact: Fun fact: in the time it took for Adams to climb the corporate ladder, several generations of employees have learned to master the art of pretending to work while actually Googling cat videos. Now that's progress!.