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2026
2026
Reflecting Pool Renovated, Refilled, Then Promptly Turned Green
2026
The Fly War Was Won. Then We Closed the Factory.
2026
The Deal Was Working. We Fixed It Into a War.
1985
1985 · 2026-08-06
Nissan Retires 'Datsun,' the Name America Knew, and Spends a Reported Half-Billion Teaching Everyone the New One
1985 · 2026-08-05
Coca-Cola Improves a Drink Nobody Asked to Be Improved; Un-Improves It 79 Days Later
1976
1976
Nation Vaccinated Against Pandemic That Never Shows; Pandemic Sends No Apology
1976
President Declares Inflation Illegal; Inflation Keeps Operating Without a License
1976
City Saves Doomed Neighborhood by Demolishing It, Its Residents, and the Concept of Neighborhoods
1926
1926
Uncle Sam Poisons the Nation's Hooch to Teach Drinkers a Lesson; Drinkers Keep Drinking
1926
Sunshine State Sells Same Swamp Forty Times; Hurricane Arrives to Demand a Refund
1926
State Bans Evolution to Protect Children; Treats Children to Front-Row Seat at Circus Instead
1876
1876 · 2026-08-06
Congress Tidies Up the Mint and, in the Doing, Quietly Demonetizes Silver
1876
Disputed Election Resolved by Awarding Presidency to the Man Who Lost It
1876
Army Sent to Force Sioux Onto Reservation Locates Sioux, Regrets It Immediately
1876
Government Cures Cheap Money by Making Money Scarce; Farmers Decline to Send Thanks
1826
1826
Nation Holds Election; Congress Selects Different Winner to Save Everyone the Trouble
1826
Congress Permanently Settles Slavery Question by Drawing Line, Vowing Never to Look at It Again
1826
Bank Founded to Steady the Economy Steadies It Directly Into a Ditch
1776
1776 · 2026-08-06
On the Continental Bills of Credit, and Their Improvement Into Worthlessness
1776
Britain won the continent, then forbade anyone from living on it
1776
Parliament made tea cheaper and received a riot in return
1776
Parliament fixes one unruly harbour; receives one revolution