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Each of the following events happened on March 4. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) Ernest Hemingway completes his short novel The Old Man and the Sea. He writes to his publisher the same day, saying he had finished the book and that it was the best writing he had ever done.The critics agreed: The book won the Pulitzer Prize and became one of his bestselling works.
• B) Frances Perkins is appointed Secretary of Labor by President FDR, making her the first-ever female US cabinet member. Among her many accomplishments: drafting the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act, which bans child labor and establishes a minimum wage alongside a 40-hour work week.
• C) The inaugural issue of People Magazine launches, featuring actress Mia Farrow from The Great Gatsby. The magazine is a weekly celebrity and human interest magazine spotlighting the personal lives of notable and intriguing people.
• D) Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, the head of organized crime group Murder, Inc., is executed at Sing Sing Prison in New York. Lepke, the leader of the country’s largest crime syndicate with as many as 250 hitmen, was making nearly $50M/yr from his various enterprises.

Hint: Mrs. Perkins introduced many firsts as Secretary of Labor

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Under the canopy of today’s Conjoiner, one vine leads to the next—but miss a link and you’ll be lost in the under growth. Cut a clean path through the clues to solve the puzzle.

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Ecosystem found near the equator with diverse plant and animal life (e.g., the Amazon)”...

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You’ve seen these faces in kitchens, commercials, and grocery aisles for decades.
Now you have to decide which one actually belongs on top.

Every vote builds your personal GOAT List, ranking the mascots that sold generations of groceries and became pop culture characters.

Showdowns include:

• Pillsbury Doughboy 🆚 Kool-Aid Man
• Mr. Peanut 🆚 Jolly Green Giant
• Chef Boyardee 🆚 Aunt Jemima

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📚 THE GREATEST PICTURE BOOKS OF ALL TIME

1. Where the Wild Things Are
2. Green Eggs and Ham
3. The Cat in the Hat
4. The Giving Tree
5. Goodnight Moon

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

B, D, A, C

• B) 1933 – FDR appoints Frances Perkins as Labor Secretary, making her the first-ever female US cabinet member.
• D) 1944 – Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, head of Murder, Inc., is executed at Sing Sing Prison in New York.
• A) 1952 – Ernest Hemingway completes his short novel The Old Man and the Sea.
• C) 1974 – The inaugural issue of People Magazine launches for 35 cents apiece.

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