📜 November 21: On This Day in History |  | Dream a little dream of me |  Image: Mississippi Today | Each of the following events happened on November 21. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom! - A) Ella Fitzgerald takes the stage at Harlem’s Apollo Theater to participate in its infamous Amateur Night. The teenaged Fitzgerald’s decision to sing, rather than dance as she initially had planned, sets her on a course toward becoming a musical legend known as the “Queen of Jazz.”
- B) Rocky, starring Sylvester Stallone as the underdog prizefighter Rocky Balboa, debuts in New York City. The movie goes on to become a huge box-office hit and receive 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Actor for the then-little known Stallone.
- C) Two French brothers make the first-ever untethered hot air balloon flight, flying 5.5 miles across Paris in roughly a half-hour.
- D) The Mayflower Compact is signed by passengers on the Mayflower prior to landing at Plymouth, Massachusetts. It marks the first document to establish self-government in the New World.
Hint: Rocky was the last one standing in the ring |
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🔗 Conjoiner: A DONUT Original Word Game | | Never give up | Grab a stogie and give today’s conjoiner a shot. Can you complete it and win the conjoiner war? The first clue of today’s sequence is: “British PM during WWII, Winston”... |
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🧩 Puzzle Corner | | MiniPlease stand and remove your hat for today’s mini. Finish the puzzle to feel a strong sense of national pride: SudokuOne through nine, I’m feeling fine. Weekend mode, fully online. |
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🐐 GOATWars: A Data-Driven Process to Determine the Best | | Which late-night snack is the greatest? | 
| Whether you’re raiding the fridge, hitting the drive-thru, or destroying a pint on the couch, these are the foods that taste 10x better after dark. Now they’re going bite-for-bite on GoatWars in the Greatest Late-Night Snacks of All Time league — and it’s time to crown the true midnight GOAT. Every vote builds your personal GOAT List, ranking the snacks that hit hardest when the clock strikes “why am I still awake?” Showdowns include: |
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🏆 Wednesday's GOATWars Results: The Data Is Now In | | 🐭 THE GREATEST DISNEY MOVIES OF ALL TIME - Toy Story (1995)
- The Lion King (1994; practically tied for first)
- Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- Finding Nemo (2003)
- Aladdin (1992)
Explore the full list. Note: Results are as of the published time; these lists are dynamic and may change. |
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📜 Answers | | D, C, A, B - D) 1630 – Mayflower passengers sign the Mayflower Compact.
- C) 1783 – Two French brothers complete the first untethered hot-air balloon flight.
- A) 1934 – Ella Fitzgerald takes the stage on Amateur Night at Harlem’s Apollo Theater. Though her first few notes are a disaster, Master of Ceremonies Ralph Cooper helps Ella gather her wits and try again. On her second attempt, she brings down the house.
- B) 1976 – Rocky debuts in New York City. Sylvester Stallone had written the screenplay for Rocky in three and a half days, shortly after watching a championship match between Muhammad Ali and Chuck Wepner.
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