Shouts and twist (stirs) of fate that yielded surprise endings

concerning a couple of true to life circumstances.

Not that you asked,
but at the tail end of World War One
in plain sight where
global termination of
battle weary fighting appeared imminent
courtesy due to the total exhaustion
of the German military and economy,
combined with the Allied
Hundred Days Offensive
and the imminent arrival
of American reinforcements
the United States implemented
daylight savings time
to reduce electricity consumption
for lighting and conserve fuel resources.

No history maven me,
yet courtesy Google
essentially manpower and yes oh yes,
women joining forces in World War I
absolutely critical sustaining towards
the war effort and, by extension,
quickening the ceasefire,
as their labor and service
bridged massive labor shortages
on the homefront and battlefield and
also the inclusion of women.

Though veritable slaughter
of crème de la crème
physically fit men and women
and in my mind
such an utter purposelessness
where havoc wrought
grade A prime males and females
(and of course innocent collateral)
the sheer sacrifice
what could be strength
of body, mind and spirit could
best be invested
without resorting to internecine carnage
but shoring and bolstering
a Thomas Kinkade scenario
of utter peace and tranquility.

Appearances can be deceptive
at least as applies to the above artist
whose idyllic and edenic paintings
belied an existence fraught
with a series of unfortunate personal events
directly linkedin to downfall

involving a combination
of battling severe alcoholism,
erratic public behavior
(including public intoxication
and lewd acts),
and significant financial issues
with his business,
culminating in his company's bankruptcy,
lawsuits from franchise owners,
and his early death
from an overdose in 2012,
staining his image
as the "Painter of Light".

The former cited example
touted as like divine intervention,
whereat the eleventh hour
a sudden turn of events
changed the course of history,
which tide of global horror
linkedin to World War I
set in motion
by the assassination
of Archduke Franz Ferdinand,
heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne,
on June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo,
event triggered a rapid chain reaction
of alliance obligations, mobilization,
and rising nationalism,
turning a regional conflict
between Austria-Hungary and Serbia
into a global war
pitting the agents provocateurs
hashtagged as dark forces,
malevolent powers,
agents of darkness,
and wicked influences
and countless other descriptions
such as suitable alternatives,
depending on context,
include malignant forces,
diabolical powers,
nefarious agents,
sinister influences,
or simply corruption and wickedness
versus the latter example,
(though heart-breaking
and encompassing significant
loss of life and limb,
nevertheless brought
the most humane solution
to salvage some semblance
of resolution whereby
tangential outcome
of daylight savings time,
which outcome intended
as the topic de jure
(meaning consensus of victors
"by law" or "of right,"
used to describe practices,
conditions, or rights
that officially recognized,
sanctioned, or established)
futzing with the clock
in the US on March 19, 1918,
as a wartime measure
to conserve fuel during World War I
as a wartime measure
during the world, wide webbed
mortal kombat to conserve fuel and energy.