NOVEMBER 4, 1977

Full News Archive

• Headline: U.S. Access to Park at Embassy Approved. Impact: This little tête-à-tête in the embassy led to a series of increasingly awkward diplomatic meetings, ultimately resulting in the creation of a new genre of reality TV: 'Embassy Confessions.'. Fact: Did you know that Park Tong Sun later became a famous chef? Apparently, the best way to keep diplomats happy is through cooking..
• Headline: Social Security Tax Proposal Rejected. Impact: The failed tax rise caused a ruckus, leading to a chain reaction of angry letters to Santa, demanding more tax relief. This eventually culminated in the 'Great American Grievance List' of 1985, which was then completely ignored.. Fact: Fun fact: The only thing rising faster than Social Security taxes is the number of cat memes on the internet..
• Headline: AIDE SAYS WEST'S MEDICINE IS NOT AIDING WORLD POOR. Impact: The admission that Western medicine isn't helping the world's poor led to a secret society of rogue doctors who decided to start a charity based on 'alternative' methods, like herbal tea and chanting.. Fact: Fun fact: Some of the successful bidders were actually just selling friendship bracelets. They didn't get the memo about actual medicine..
• Headline: BYRNE, SHAPP SIGN MASS‐TRANSIT ACCORD Agreement Calls for Construction Bof Two Branches of High‐Speed Rail Line That Connects States. Impact: This high-speed rail line led to the first-ever 'Traveling Politician Contest,' where governors raced to see who could arrive at meetings the fastest without using a jet.. Fact: Did you know that the estimated cost of constructing high-speed rail could have funded a lifetime supply of coffee for every commuter? Priorities, people!.
• Headline: Poll Shows Hostility to Germans Is Declining in Five Countries. Impact: Declining hostility towards Germans led to the rise of Oktoberfest in several countries, which then created a global shortage of pretzels and lederhosen.. Fact: Fun fact: The term 'ugly German' was officially retired in favor of 'charmingly misunderstood.'.
• Headline: Talks to Resume in Boeing Strike. Impact: The ongoing Boeing strike inspired an underground movement of disgruntled employees who took to the skies... on paper planes.. Fact: Did you know that strikers often used their picket signs to make elaborate origami? It was a real art form!.
• Headline: Ringer‐Case Inquiry Faced by Roadblock. Impact: The inquiry's roadblock led to a series of bizarre horse-themed detective novels that never really found an audience, proving that sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction.. Fact: Fun fact: F. Lee Bailey was once a contestant on a horse-themed game show. Spoiler alert: he didn't win..
• Headline: Accord Gained in Pascack Hospital Strike. Impact: The hospital strike agreement led to the creation of a new hospital-themed sitcom that was mildly successful, proving that even nurses have a sense of humor about their struggles.. Fact: Fun fact: The nurses' union's ratification meeting was the first time a contract negotiation was live-tweeted..