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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums20th Century headlines, rewritten to get more clicks (XKCD)
http://xkcd.com/1283/
Hmmm... Cracked News Network?
Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)Nevernose
(13,081 posts)XKCD is one of my favorites.
hootinholler
(26,449 posts)Who are they based on?
krispos42
(49,445 posts)1905 was Albert Einstein revealing his theory of relatively
1912 is, obviously, the sinking of the RMS Titanic
1920 is the 19th Amendment recognizing that women have the right to vote
1928 is, I think, penicillin
1929 is the stock market crash that led to the Great Depression
1945 I assume is the Nuremberg trials
1948 is the Berlin Airlift
1955 is the polio vaccine. The Salk vaccine, I think it's called.
1957 is the Soviet "Sputnik" artificial satellite, the first in the world
1968 was the year MLK Jr and RFK were assassinated
1969 was the moon landing
1986 was when the space shuttle Challenger exploded during liftoff
1989 was the fall of the Berlin Wall
treestar
(82,383 posts)Just didn't get that one.
krispos42
(49,445 posts)When a woman's (usually royalty or an actress) nipple slips out of her dress and is caught on camera.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)I see that one all the time.
abelenkpe
(9,933 posts)Today's popular code words announcing a scam. It's everywhere!
Historic NY
(37,452 posts)the queens of misinformed headlines.
IronLionZion
(45,494 posts)Love this.
Its great to have unrestricted information available, but the quality of writing, investigative reporting, fact checking, etc. has been flushed down the toilet long ago. Its all about resubmitting someone else's story with a more incendiary headline. Humanity is doomed.