📜 November 19: On This Day in History |  | Keynote address |  Image: History.com | Each of the following events happened on November 19. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom! - A) President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address. In fewer than 275 words, Lincoln movingly reminds a war-weary public why the Union has to fight, and win, the Civil War.
- B) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is released in American theatres. It goes on to become the first film in 40+ years to win the Academy Awards for best picture, director (Miloš Forman), lead actor (Jack Nicholson), lead actress (Louise Fletcher), and screenplay.
- C) The Soviet Red Army launches Operation Uranus, the great Soviet counteroffensive that turned the tide in the Battle of Stalingrad.
- D) Brazilian soccer great Pelé scores his 1,000th professional goal in a game, against Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium. Pelé is considered by many to be the greatest soccer player of all time.
Hint: In penalty kicks, the goal is to go last |
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🔗 Conjoiner: A DONUT Original Word Game | | Reality multiplied | There are infinite conjoiners out there, but this one is yours. Can you stay grounded and complete it? The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Set of infinite parallel universes; prevalent in Marvel”... |
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🧩 Puzzle Corner | | MiniToday’s mini is like an onion: it has several layers. Peel them all back to solve the puzzle. SudokuCount one to nine, no need to race. Just fill the grid and find your place. |
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🐐 GOATWars: A Data-Driven Process to Determine the Best | | Which Disney movie is the GOAT? | 
| From fairy-tale classics to modern masterpieces, these films shaped childhoods, launched obsessions, and gave us songs we still can’t get out of our heads. Now they’re sprinkling a little competition on GoatWars in the Greatest Disney Movies of All Time league — and it’s time to decide which story truly deserves the crown. Every vote builds your personal GOAT List, ranking the Disney movies you’ll never stop rewatching.Showdowns include: ...and much more. |
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🏆 Monday's GOATWars Results: The Data Is Now In | | 🎬 THE GREATEST UNDERRATED ACTORS OF ALL TIME - Paul Giamatti
- Emily Blunt
- Toni Collette
- Don Cheadle
- John C. Reilly
Explore the full list. Note: Results are as of the published time; these lists are dynamic and may change. |
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📜 Answers | | A, C, D, B - A) 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address. The Battle of Gettysburg proved to be the turning point of the war: General Robert E. Lee’s defeat and retreat from Gettysburg marked the last Confederate invasion of Northern territory and the beginning of the Southern army’s ultimate decline.
- C) 1942 – The Soviet Red Army launches Operation Uranus. The counteroffensive at the Battle of Stalingrad turned the tide in the war between Germany and the Soviet Union, and is widely considered the most important battle of WWII.
- D) 1969 – Brazilian soccer great Pelé scores his 1,000th professional goal.
- B) 1975 – One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest releases in American theatres.
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