September may have had its hurricanes, but October of 1987 will always be remembered as the month of the Great Sock Debacle.
As we reflect on the peaceful start of October, no one could have predicted the impending doom that would befall the world of footwear.
Click for the SockpocalypseIt started with small, almost imperceptible changes: missing socks, mismatched pairs, the occasional lone sole. But before we knew it, the world was plunged into a maelstrom of missing footwear.
Read about the Aftermath on the 3rdA nation in shambles, people took to the streets, demanding answers, and more importantly, demanding their socks.
With the nation's footwear count dwindling, the concept of "socks" became a distant memory, a luxury only the wealthy could afford.
See the Sockless Revolution take shape on the 4th