FEBRUARY 07, 2020Rewind
“The public image of Margaret as a gaily mischievous foil to her
serious sister is already beginning to change,” Newsweek wrote of
British royal Princess Margaret, then 24, who was perceived as a “spoiled darling
of chance” who “enjoys all the pleasures of royalty but bears none of its
responsibilities.” While Margaret adopted some official duties during her royal
tenure, she nevertheless maintained a reputation of unapologetic autonomy
within her world of propriety and tradition. Some royals, like fellow second-
born Prince Harry today, simply prefer to take the less conventional route.1981
“The 52 hostages were home at last,”
Newsweek wrote after the 444-day long
Iranian hostage crisis. Newly-inaugurated
President Reagan warned of “swift and
effective retribution” should a similar
event reoccur. Even now, President Trump
referred to the number of hostages when
he threatened to target 52 Iranian sites
should Iran strike Americans.1955
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1994
“Science now has—or soon will have—just
the doctor prescribed pill for you,”
Newsweek wrote of Prozac, the
antidepressant with “the familiarity of
Kleenex and the social status of spring
water.” As drugs enable “made-to-order”
personalities, the question becomes “I
medicate, therefore who am I?”