On December 21, 1924, "The New York Times" ran a story that did not hold up well at all.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Hat tip, orleans and quite a few others

Wed Dec 22, 2021: new york times december 20 1924 "hitler tamed by prison. released on parole, he is expected to

Today in 1924 the NYT ran a story that did not hold up well at all.
https://nytimes.com/1924/12/21/archives/hitler-tamed-by-prison-released-on-parole-he-is-expected-to-return.html

Link to tweet

HITLER TAMED BY PRISON.; Released on Parole, He Is Expected to Return to Austria.

By Wireless To the New York Times.
Dec. 21, 1924

{snip}

[NJCher]

1. The authorities were convinced

He was not to be feared.

Just incredible.

[llmart]

4. So they basically said, "He has probably learned his lesson".

Is this where Susan Collins learned how to analyze human behavior?

[Ray Bruns]

11. Are we sure it wasn't Susan Collin's who actually wrote the article? Do we really know how old she is?

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Indeed. Nazism was Grand Theft Civilization

and that is the goal of MAGA. Public and private assets by any means.

[EYESORE 9001]

3. Again with the NY effin' T

They’ve always been fishwrap, editorially speaking.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. My dad would have been 6 months old a few days after that publication date.

He ended up fighting in that war that Hitler started, Mussolini jumped into, and Hirohito went along with (at least after the embargos of their ships).

ETA - as an interesting coda to that, see this - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143171247

(in the "what's old is new again" cycle)

[Martin Eden]

6. Did Susan Collins write for that paper?

Asking for a "concerned" friend.

[prodigitalson]

8. omg you beat me to it.....well played

[Ray Bruns]

12. Do we really know how old she is?

[Martin Eden]

15. She looks kinda dusty

Possibly from a crypt.

[Bucky]

7. You know, if you spend time journaling, sometimes you can get all your worries off your chest

If you're good enough writer, maybe you can even turn your journal into a book that could get published

[AnrothElf]

9. Nice find... This was making the rounds on Mastodon a month ago or so

[intheflow]

10. This is why Trump needs to go away for life.

Tho of course Hitler was a much younger man in 1924, Trump could get 5 years and die in prison at his age and weight.

[Ray Bruns]

13. We can always hope

[LeftinOH]

14. Adolph H. was only 35 years old at this time. nt