📜 February 23: On This Day in History |  | Santana serenades Santa Anna |  Image: The DONUT/OpenAI | Each of the following events happened on February 23. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom! - A) Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna begins a siege of the Alamo, which is captured after 13 days with virtually all American defenders slain. The battle later becomes for Texans a symbol of heroic resistance, invoking the phrase “Remember the Alamo!”
- B) Carlos Santana wins eight Grammy Awards for Supernatural, tying the record set by Michael Jackson. His music combines rock, jazz, blues, and Afro-Cuban rhythms with Latin sound.
- C) A group of elementary-age children in Pittsburgh receive the first injections of the new polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk. Polio cases are later reduced by 99% worldwide following the vaccine’s introduction.
- D) Speed skater Eric Heiden wins the 10,000-meter race at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY, setting a world record with his time and winning an unprecedented fifth individual gold medal at the Winter Games.
Hint: Santana won double the amount of Grammys as his placement in this game |
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🔗 Conjoiner: A DONUT Original Word Game | | All that glitters | First place isn’t given, it’s earned, and the anthem only plays for one. Deliver a podium-worthy performance to solve the puzzle. The first clue of today’s sequence is: “The prize for winning first in the Olympics”... |
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🧩 Puzzle Corner | | MiniToday’s mini is so sweet, it’ll rot your teeth. Can you solve the puzzle before the rush wears off? SudokuIf the day feels split in two, a quick little puzzle might help you through. |
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🐐 GOATWars: A Data-Driven Process to Determine the Best | | Who’s the GOAT baseball player? | 
| Every vote builds your personal GOAT List, ranking the players who didn’t just dominate eras, but shaped what greatness in baseball even means. Some players were myth. Others were statistical monsters. A few forced the sport to evolve. Now, they’re battling on GoatWars in the Greatest Baseball Players of All Time league. Showdowns include: ...and much more. |
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🏆 Thursday's GOATWars Results: The Data Is Now In | | 🍿 THE GREATEST COMFORT MOVIES OF ALL TIME - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
- The Princess Bride
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- The Wizard of Oz
- Home Alone
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) 1836 – General Santa Anna begins a siege of the Alamo. The fort’s small defending force is commanded by Colonels James Bowie and William B. Travis, and includes the renowned frontiersman Davy Crockett.
- C) 1954 – The first injections of the new polio vaccine are given. There is still no cure for polio once it has been contracted, but the use of vaccines has virtually eliminated polio in the United States and around the world.
- D) 1980 – Speed skater Eric Heiden wins an unprecedented fifth gold medal at the games.
- B) 2000 – Carlos Santana wins eight Grammy Awards for Supernatural, tying the record set by Michael Jackson.
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