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Each of the following events happened on January 8. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll, is born. His merging of country and R&B would go on to change the music world forever, and sell an estimated 500 million records worldwide.
• B) President George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address to the assembled Congress in New York City. The speech goes on to set in motion the federal principles on which Washington and his cabinet build America.
• C) The NCAA grants freshmen eligibility in its two biggest team sports, basketball and football. Freshman previously had to play at the junior varsity level, as the consensus for decades was that freshmen weren't ready to compete on varsity, especially in football.
• D) Mexican authorities apprehend drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. He is later extradited to the US, where he’s convicted on a slew of charges and sentenced to life in prison.

Hint: Athletes still had 3 years to play, even if they couldn’t as freshmen

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To get started on today’s Conjoiner, you might need a little hair of the dog. Can you rally and complete the sequence?

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Morning misery after a night of drinking”...

Mini

Talk to Granny Smith if you want a hint on today’s mini. Can you take a bite out of the puzzle and solve it?

• Play today’s mini crossword here.

Sudoku

A calm little challenge, just for you; place one through nine to see it through.

• Play today's puzzle here.

Every vote builds your personal GOAT List, ranking the tools you actually rely on when food is in front of you and decisions have to be made.

Some utensils are practical. Others are situational. A few are controversial for reasons no one wants to admit. Now they’re going head-to-head on GoatWars in the Greatest Eating Utensils of All Time league.

Showdowns include:

• Fork 🆚 Spoon
• Chopsticks 🆚 Hands
• Knife 🆚 Spork

🎬 THE GREATEST DEFINING MOVIE OF 2025

1. Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning
2. Superman
3. How to Train Your Dragon
4. Wicked: Part 2
5. Jurassic World: Rebirth

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Note: Results are as of the published time; these lists are dynamic and may change.

B, A, C, D

• B) 1790 – President George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address. The man behind many of Washington’s points was in fact Alexander Hamilton.
• A) 1935 – Elvis Presley is born. Outside of his music career, Elvis loved southern cooking. There’s even a fried sandwich named after him, featuring peanut butter, banana, and (sometimes) bacon.
• C) 1972 – The NCAA votes to allow freshmen to play varsity in football and basketball. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton’s success at UCLA play a major role in the vote happening.
• D) 2016 – El Chapo is captured and extradited to the US. It marks the third time the law caught up to El Chapo, a figure whose crimes, influence, and mystique rival those of Pablo Escobar.