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Each of the following events happened on April 17. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) Game of Thrones, the hugely popular TV show based on George R.R. Martin's fantasy book series, debuts on HBO.
• B) Henry Ford II officially unveils the Ford Mustang at the World’s Fair in NY. The new car also debuts in Ford showrooms across America, with ~22,000 Mustangs immediately snapped up by buyers.
• C) The Bay of Pigs invasion kicks off when a group of Cuban refugees—financed and trained by the CIA—lands in Cuba and attempts to topple the communist government of Fidel Castro. The attack ends up an utter failure.
• D) ABC airs the 10,000th episode of the daytime drama General Hospital, the longest-running program ever produced in Hollywood.

Hint: We’d rather not talk about GoT's last season

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Dramatic, tangled, and never straightforward, just like today’s Conjoiner. Solve the clue below to keep the story moving.

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Daytime TV genre focused on relationships and ongoing drama”...

Mini

Today’s mini is akin to a big, green, farming machine. Can you cut through the weeds and solve the puzzle?

• Play today’s mini crossword.

Sudoku

The weekend waits, a welcome view. Solve this grid, and slip into the weekend mood.

• Play today's puzzle.

You’ve heard these quotes before—and said more than a few of them yourself. Now they’re facing off on GOAT Wars to figure out the best one-liner of them all.

Each vote builds your personal GOAT List, where you decide which villain delivered it best.

Showdowns include:

• “I am your father” 🆚 “Why so serious?”
• “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse” 🆚 “I am inevitable”
• “Hello, Clarice” 🆚 “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that”

🤖 THE GREATEST AI CHATBOTS OF ALL TIME

1. ChatGPT
2. Google Gemini
3. Claude
4. Microsoft Copilot
5. Perplexity AI

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

C, B, D, A

• C) 1961 – The Bay of Pigs invasion begins.
• B) 1964 – Ford Mustang officially unveiled by Henry Ford II at the World’s Fair.
• D) 2002 – The 10,000th episode of the daytime drama General Hospital airs.
• A) 2011 – Game of Thrones debuts on HBO.