JANUARY 1, 2001

Full News Archive

• Headline: Restoration of Historic City Dance Hall. Impact: If only those walls could talk, they'd tell tales of people tripping over their own feet while trying to impress someone on the dance floor. Little did they know, each awkward waltz led to the invention of TikTok dance challenges centuries later.. Fact: The only thing more outdated than the dance moves in a restored ballroom is the idea that anyone can still do the Macarena without cringing..
• Headline: Bush Appoints Rumsfeld to Lead Pentagon. Impact: Bush's choice to appoint Rumsfeld was so influential that it set a precedent where future presidents would think they could just stick any old business tycoon in a government seat and call it a day. Spoiler alert: it didn't go well.. Fact: Rumsfeld once famously said, 'There are known knowns and unknown unknowns.' Sounds like the perfect tagline for any political campaign. Sign me up!.
• Headline: The Legacy Of a Debacle That Wasn't. Impact: The Y2K scare not only avoided catastrophe but also gave rise to a generation of tech managers who now believe they can solve any problem with a software update. Too bad it doesn't work on human error.. Fact: Remember when we thought computers were going to malfunction and send us back to the Stone Age? Turns out, the only thing we had to worry about was our own questionable tech habits..