📜 January 12: On This Day in History |  | The Dark Knight rises |  Image: Screen Rant | Each of the following events happened on January 12. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom! - A) The live-action TV series Batman premieres on ABC. The series, starring Adam West as the Caped Crusader and Burt Ward as his sidekick Robin, goes on to become a massive hit.
- B) Haiti is devastated by a massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake, felt as far away as Cuba and Venezuela. The quake kills an estimated 200,000+ people and displaces nearly 1 million others.
- C) The New York Jets defeat the Baltimore Colts 16-7, in Super Bowl III. It comes after Jets QB Joe Namath guarantees a victory, despite being an 18-point underdog heading into the game.
- D) James Bedford becomes the first American to have his remains cryogenically frozen, in hopes of a later reanimation. Future participants include MLB superstar Ted Williams.
Hint: Three options are very close, here’s a tip to put them in order—The Caped Crusader fought Mr. Freeze and his men, and beat them despite the odds |
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🏆 Thursday's GOATWars Results: The Data Is Now In | | 🍴THE GREATEST EATING UTENSIL OF ALL TIME - Fork
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📜 Answers | | A, D, C, B - A) 1966 – The live-action TV series Batman premieres.
- D) 1967 – James Bedford becomes the first American to have his remains cryogenically frozen. As many cryo companies later went bankrupt, Bedford’s family at one point had to keep his liquid nitrogen chamber in self-storage.
- C) 1969 – The New York Jets win Super Bowl III in one of the biggest sports upsets of all time.
- B) 2010 – Haiti is hit by a massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake.
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