JANUARY 8, 1997

Full News Archive

• Headline: Gen Butler's Mission for Nuclear Disarmament. Impact: This former general’s campaign against nuclear weapons may have inspired countless sci-fi movies and conspiracy theories about secret bunkers. Who knew a desire for peace could lead to a rise in pop culture?. Fact: Nuclear arsenals were a hot topic in the '80s. You could say they were the original ‘cool kids’—until someone decided to throw a peace parade..
• Headline: Apple's New Operating System Plans. Impact: Apple's plans for a new operating system eventually led to the creation of that one app that controls your entire life—thanks, Apple, for turning us all into tech zombies.. Fact: Gilbert Amelio was chairman during a time when Apple was just one misstep away from being renamed 'Crispy Tech Inc.'.
• Headline: '21' Is Back, Clubbier Than Thou. Impact: The revival of this exclusive club likely inspired countless wannabe socialites to believe that their Instagram brunches could also be ‘exclusive.’ Spoiler: they can’t.. Fact: Restoring panache seems to be a more difficult task than restoring your old beater of a car—especially when it comes to fine dining..
• Headline: Dollar's Slide Hurts Prices Of Treasuries. Impact: The dollar's downward spiral taught investors a valuable lesson: sometimes, even your currency can have a bad day. Who knew money could have mood swings?. Fact: It's ironic that the dollar's slide coincided with many people's new year's resolutions to save more money. Guess that plan went up in smoke!.
• Headline: First of 3 Balloons Trying to Circle the Globe Fails. Impact: The failure of this balloon could have inspired future adventurers to think twice about their lofty dreams—and possibly made them reconsider hot-air ballooning as a viable career.. Fact: If at first you don’t succeed, you might as well try to be the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a balloon—unless you’re afraid of heights, that is..
• Headline: Casey Miller, 77, a Promoter Of Nonsexist Language, Dies. Impact: Miller's advocacy for nonsexist language changed the discourse around gender and language, ultimately leading to the creation of countless gender-neutral terms that people still argue about today.. Fact: Before her work, 'man' was used in language so much that you’d think it was the only gender that ever existed. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t..
• Headline: Finding Inspiration From Market to Table With the Queen of Italian Cuisine. Impact: Marcella Hazan’s influence in the kitchen might have single-handedly boosted the Italian restaurant industry in America, making Olive Garden a household name. Buon appetito, right?. Fact: Her recipes were so transformative that you might have once thought you were making spaghetti, but ended up summoning the culinary gods instead..
• Headline: Lemieux Steals the Show and the Game. Impact: This game changed the course of hockey history, reminding everyone that sometimes, the hero wears skates and a helmet, not a cape.. Fact: Mario Lemieux is so legendary that even the puck wants to be on his team. The real mystery is how he can do it all while looking so effortlessly cool..