MARCH 19, 1992

Full News Archive

• Headline: Seton Hall's Basketball Tournament Strategy. Impact: Seton Hall's all-or-nothing strategy led to a series of underdog victories, inspiring countless future sports movies where the team wins against all odds. Spoiler alert: it’s always the coach that has a heartwarming backstory.. Fact: The Greensboro Coliseum is basically the Swiss Army knife of arenas—it hosts everything from basketball to circus acts. So, if you ever wanted to see clowns juggle while watching a nail-biting game, this is your place!.
• Headline: Julie Andrews: From War to Goodwill. Impact: Julie Andrews' rise to fame inadvertently led to an endless chain of musical adaptations, making it impossible to escape a sing-along at any family gathering. Thanks, Julie, for all those awkward moments!. Fact: Julie Andrews was so good at boosting morale during wartime, they almost made her a secret weapon. Who needs tanks when you have 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'?.
• Headline: Barbara Walters Honored by Museum. Impact: Barbara Walters’ pioneering career paved the way for future television personalities, leading to the rise of countless chat shows filled with gossip and hot takes. Thanks to her, we now have 24/7 'news' about celebrity breakups.. Fact: Barbara Walters has interviewed more heads of state than most politicians have. Maybe they should have just asked her to fix global diplomacy instead of trying to do it themselves..
• Headline: CHRONICLE. Impact: The Radio and Television Correspondents Dinner became less about political discourse and more about roasting the attendees, creating a new genre of 'let's poke fun at the people in charge' that would become a staple of political culture.. Fact: The annual dinner is basically a political roast, but with less fire and more awkward laughter. If only they could get politicians to be as funny as comedians—oh wait, they tried that once and it was a disaster!.