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Each of the following events happened on July 22. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) The duke of Wellington defeats “40,000 Frenchmen in 40 minutes” at Salamanca, Spain, during the Peninsular War.
• B) American aviator Wiley Post completes the first solo flight around the world, covering 15,596 miles in 7 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes.
• C) Colombian drug trafficker Pablo Escobar escapes from police custody as he faces transfer from La Catedral, a luxurious prison that he had built, to a more secure facility. He remains a fugitive until the following year, when he’s killed during a shootout with law enforcement.
• D) Baseball star Walter Johnson becomes the first pitcher in the MLB to strike out 3,000 batters. His career record of 3,508 strikeouts stands until 1983 (hint).

More hints: Today’s order shoots first…and last

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…would be a coolboi thing to do with the first answer to today’s Conjoiner sequence (an especially challenging one).

Background: Cojoiner is an original word game we developed where each answer to a crossword-style clue gives indications as to the next. In other words, the answers are more connected than mimosas and weekend brunch.

The first clue of today’s sequence: “You twirl this over the head and under the feet. Used a lot by boxers.”...

Note: A (potentially important) clue for today’s Conjoiner can be found at the bottom of our AM send. Just search “🍩 Where’s the beef?” your inbox.

Mini

Today’s mini crossword is titled “Frost-y.” And much like the delicious ice-cream treat that pairs well with fries, it’s sure to bring joy and happiness. But beware of brain freeze. ;)

• Play today’s puzzle here.

Sudoku

Time to turn into Zach Galifianakis at the blackjack table—today’s puzzle requires a bit of counting.

• Take a stab at it here.

If truth really is stranger than fiction, director Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is in for an adventure before making it safely to theaters. The film left port last Thursday, as Imax tickets went on sale exactly one year ahead of its release date in a seemingly first-of-its-kind box office strategy.

Early tickets were posted for 26 Imax-equipped theaters. Most are already sold out, and some showings, including at the Lincoln Square AMC in New York City, filled up within minutes.

Fans expect another classic: The Odyssey is the first Hollywood movie to be filmed completely on Imax cameras, which Nolan finally had the clout to do after the smash success of Oppenheimer.

Other Nolan hits include:

• The Dark Knight trilogy
• Inception
• Interstellar
• Dunkirk
• Tenet
• The Prestige

^Do you have a favorite? We’re working to determine—with data—which is the best film of them all. But we need you to weigh in. (One could say it’s the key Tenet to the list’s Inception.)

Compete in the Best Christopher Nolan Movies challenge and cast your vote for the GOAT.

A, D, B, C

• A) 1812: The duke of Wellington defeats “40,000 Frenchmen in 40 minutes” at Salamanca, Spain, during the Peninsular War.
• D) 1923: Baseball star Walter Johnson becomes the first pitcher in the MLB to strike out 3,000 batters. His career record of 3,508 strikeouts stands until 1983 (hint).
• B) 1933: American aviator Wiley Post completes the first solo flight around the world, covering 15,596 miles in 7 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes.
• C) 1992: Colombian drug trafficker Pablo Escobar escapes from police custody as he faces transfer from La Catedral, a luxurious prison that he had built, to a more secure facility. He remains a fugitive until the following year, when he’s killed during a shootout with law enforcement.