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Each of the following events happened on January 28. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) LEGO files for a patent in Denmark that covers the modern design of the toy building block, which goes on to become hugely popular around the world.
• B) Congress creates the US Coast Guard by combining the Revenue Cutter Service with the US Lifesaving Service.
• C) The US Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff from Florida, killing all seven people onboard. The deceased includes high school teacher Christa McAuliffe, who was selected to fly as part of NASA's Teacher in Space Project.
• D) Dozens of music stars gather to record “We Are the World” for African famine relief. Musical guests include Cyndi Lauper, Huey Lewis, Willie Nelson, Tina Turner, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, and Bob Dylan.

Hint: Shuttle crashes are the last thing anyone wants.

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Just like today’s Conjoiner, every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end. Can you piece them together and solve the sequence before the bar lights come on?

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Bartender’s warning for a final round”...

Mini

For today’s mini, you’ll need to put the puzzle together one block at a time.

• Play today’s mini crossword here.

Sudoku

If your brain needs something to chew, this little grid will nicely do.

• Play today's puzzle here.

Every vote builds your personal GOAT List, ranking the closing images that linger long after the credits roll.

Some final shots give closure. Others haunt you. A few quietly reframe the entire movie in a single scene. Now they’re going head-to-head on GoatWars in the Greatest Movie Final Shots of All Time league.

Showdowns include:

• Inception 🆚 The Graduate
• The Shawshank Redemption 🆚 The Godfather
• Whiplash 🆚 There Will Be Blood

✈️ THE GREATEST AIRLINE BRAND OF ALL TIME

1. Emirates
2. Pan Am
3. Delta Air Lines
4. British Airways
5. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Explore the full list.

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

B, A, D, C

• B) 1915 – Congress creates the US Coast Guard. While it’s the second-smallest of the US military service branches in terms of membership, the Coast Guard currently represents the world's 12th largest naval force by itself.
• A) 1958 – LEGO files for the Danish patent for its modern brick design.
• D) 1985 – Music stars gather to record “We Are the World”.
• C) 1986 – The US Space Shuttle Challenger explodes, marking the first-ever major shuttle accident.