SEPTEMBER 14, 1972

Full News Archive

• Headline: Senators Clash Over Abrams and Lavelle Testimonies. Impact: If only Senators had just hugged it out instead of arguing, we might have avoided decades of diplomatic mishaps. Instead, their bickering led to a time where politicians are better known for their Twitter battles than their actual policies.. Fact: Senators arguing over military tactics? Sounds like a typical family dinner where no one agrees on the potato salad recipe..
• Headline: Urban League Critiques Presidential Candidates. Impact: V.E. Jordan Jr's complaints about candidates ignoring racism sparked a chain reaction of politicians suddenly realizing they might need to care about constituents—too bad that realization often comes right before election season.. Fact: The National Urban League has been around since the 1910s. That’s over a century of politicians pretending to care!.
• Headline: Japanese Envoy's Visit to Nationalist China. Impact: The visit of the Japanese envoy was so pivotal that it probably prompted someone to start a 'How to Make Friends with China' club, which led to an ongoing series of awkward diplomatic dinners.. Fact: Japan and China have had a long and complicated relationship. If only they had shared a love of karaoke it might have been a lot easier!.
• Headline: Installed in Error, Parking Sign Stays And Provokes Ire. Impact: An incorrect parking sign causing chaos could have led to a nationwide movement for clearer signage, culminating in a world where GPS apps finally stopped leading people into lakes.. Fact: Thanks to that one misguided parking sign, countless New Yorkers probably learned the hard way that 'no parking' signs are often suggestions, not rules..
• Headline: Moves to Curb Terrorists Are Discussed in Bonn. Impact: The visa requirement for Arabs visiting Germany was a brilliant idea that would later inspire a new generation of travel agents who specialize in 'how to avoid awkward airport conversations'.. Fact: The world of visas is so complicated that even a seasoned traveler needs a PhD in bureaucracy just to figure out how to visit their in-laws..
• Headline: Relatives Are Flying To Hanoi to Escort P.O.W.s Back Home. Impact: The flight to Hanoi by relatives of POWs might have inadvertently ignited a trend in family reunions that involve long-distance travel—because nothing says 'I love you' like a 15-hour flight through a war zone.. Fact: Reuniting with loved ones after a long separation can be emotional; throw in a war and some peace activists, and you have a recipe for a dramatic movie plot..