📜 March 9: On This Day in History |  | It was all a dream |  Image: Multitrack Master | Each of the following events happened on March 9. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom! - A) Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls or the Notorious B.I.G., is shot to death at a stoplight in Los Angeles. The murder is thought to be the culmination of an ongoing feud between rap music artists from the East and West coasts.
- B) The first Barbie doll goes on display at the American Toy Fair in NYC. It represents the first mass-produced toy doll in US history to have adult features.
- C) One of the most famous naval battles in American history occurs as two ironclads, the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia, fight to a drawoff near Hampton Roads, VA. The ships pound each other all morning—but their armor plates easily deflect the cannon shots, signaling a new era of steam-powered iron ships.
- D) Nearly 30 years after WWII ended, Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese intelligence officer hiding out in the Philippine jungle, is finally relieved of duty and surrenders the next day. He refused to believe the war was over until his former commander came from Japan to relieve him from duty.
Hint: It took Onoda nearly three decades to finally surrender |
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🔗 Conjoiner: A DONUT Original Word Game | | Palm trees > degrees | Today’s Conjoiner is all about the sand, the sun, and freedom from the classroom. Solve the puzzle and let the party begin: The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Week-long student holiday during March, often spent traveling or at the beach”... |
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🧩 Puzzle Corner | | MiniToday’s mini theme: accessories optional, right answers required. Can you solve the puzzle and finish today’s mini in style? SudokuA new week’s path comes into view; warm up your brain with a puzzle to do. |
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🐐 GOATWars: A Data-Driven Process to Determine the Best | | What's the greatest fruit of all time? | 
| Everyone has a favorite fruit. But very few agree on which actually deserves the crown. Every vote builds your personal GOAT List, and the first battles force some tough choices between sweetness, versatility, and pure summer nostalgia. Showdowns include: ...and much more. |
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🏆 Thursday's GOATWars Results: The Data Is Now In | | 🍩 THE GREATEST DONUTS OF ALL TIME - Apple fritter
- Boston cream
- Glazed
- TIE: Bavarian cream & Old-fashioned
Explore the full list. Note: Results are as of the published time; these lists are dynamic and may change. |
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📜 Answers | | C, B, D, A - C) 1862 – The USS Monitor and CSS Virginia ironclads fight each other to a stalemate, ushering in a new era of naval warfare.
- B) 1959 – The first Barbie doll goes on display at the American Toy Fair in NYC.
- D) 1974 – The last Japanese soldier of WWII, Hiroo Onoda, finally is relieved of duty and surrenders the next day.
- A) 1997 – Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls, is shot to death at a stoplight in Los Angeles.
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