📜 November 10: On This Day in History |  | KEVIN!! |  Image: Home Alone (1990) | Each of the following events happened on November 10. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom! - A) The comedy Home Alone, written by John Hughes and starring Macaulay Culkin, holds its world premiere.
- B) The US Marine Corps is born, after the US Continental Congress passes a resolution stating that “two Battalions of Marines be raised” for service as landing forces for the recently formed Continental Navy.
- C) Sesame Street, a pioneering TV show that would teach generations of young children the alphabet (and how to count to ten cookies), makes its broadcast debut.
- D) China's membership in the World Trade Organization is approved following 15 years of negotiations.
Hint: Marines are typically involved in first strikes |
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🏆 Thursday's GOATWars Results: The Data Is Now In | | 🏞️ THE GREATEST US NATIONAL PARK OF ALL TIME - Yellowstone National Park (the clear top favorite)
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Yosemite National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Rocky Mountain National Park
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📜 Answers | | B, C, A, D - B) 1775 – The Marine Corps is born. The resolution creating the Marines was drafted by future US president John Adams.
- C) 1969 – Sesame Street makes its broadcast debut, eventually becoming the most widely viewed children’s program in the world.
- A) 1990 – Home Alone premieres. It goes on to earn $476.7 million worldwide, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 1990.
- D) 2001 – China’s membership in the World Trade Organization is approved. The following day Taiwan's membership was approved.
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