📜 September 24: On This Day in History |  | What’s that smell? |  Image: Google/Canva | Each of the following events happened on September 24. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom! - A) Nirvana releases its breakthrough album Nevermind—the one with the baby on the cover—which “help[s] make grunge an international phenomenon and [gives] voice to Generation X,” according to Encyclopedia Britannica. Its lead single, "Smells Like Teen Spirit,” also goes on to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
- B) Devils Tower, a massive rock formation in northeastern Wyoming, is named as America’s first national monument (on the day of rapture no less😱😈). President Theodore Roosevelt, who signs the proclamation, calls the “lofty and isolated rock” a “natural wonder.”
- C) The Supreme Court of the United States is established, as the Judiciary Act of [redacted] is passed by Congress and signed by President George Washington. It creates a tribunal made up of six justices, who were to serve on the court until death or retirement.
- D) 60 Minutes airs its first episode—which features coverage of the Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey presidential campaigns, commentary from various writers and journalists, an interview with the Attorney General, part of an Oscar-winning short film, and even a “high-minded discussion between the hosts on the nature of reality,” per The History Channel. The primetime news show goes on to become one of the most-successful programs in broadcast history, clocking in as the US’ top-rated news show for five-plus decades (and counting).
Hint: Court beats rock |
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🔗 Conjoiner: A DONUT Original Word Game | | A dark stage…and then a beam of light |  Image: Paramount Pictures/'School of Rock' | The legend who usually plays today’s Conjoiner sequence is way past dueeee. Pay the rent below *guitar riff* The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Guns N’ Roses want to welcome you here”... |
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🧩 Puzzle Corner | | MiniDid you know the human head weighs 8 lbs? Though today’s mini crossword won’t teach you more biology facts, if you look closely you may find an IT band or two💵💵. SudokuIf numbers are as invigorating to you as they are to that dude from Numb3rs, prepare to feel ALIVE. And also a sen3e of accomplishment. |
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🐐 GOATWars: A Data-Driven Process to Determine the Best | | Click to play any (or all) of the three challenges below, then pick the GOAT through a series of head-to-head matchups. This data-driven process was developed to create definitive best-of-all-time lists using a more objective approach than random bloggers just publishing controversial opinions for clicks. |
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🏆 Monday's GOATWars Results: The Data Is Now In | | 🥇 THE GREATEST AMERICAN OLYMPIANS OF ALL TIME - Michael Phelps
- Jesse Owens
- Simone Biles
Explore the full list. 🤠 THE GREATEST TAYLOR SHERIDAN SHOWS OF ALL TIME - Yellowstone
- 1883
- 1923
Explore the full list, which does actually include shows outside of the ‘Yellowstone’ universe. 🍿 THE GREATEST JASON MOMOA PERFORMANCES OF ALL TIME - Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones (by a wide margin)
- Aquaman in Aquaman
- Ka'iana in Chief of War
Explore the full list. Note: Results are as of the published time; these lists are dynamic and may change. |
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📜 Answers | | C, B, D, A - C) 1789: The Supreme Court of the United States is established, as the Judiciary Act of 1789 is passed by Congress and signed by President George Washington.
- B) 1906: Devils Tower, a massive rock formation in northeastern Wyoming, is named as America’s first national monument.
- D) 1968: 60 Minutes airs its first episode.
- A) 1991: Nirvana releases its breakthrough album Nevermind.
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