📜 April 20: On This Day in History |  | Smoke on the water |  Image: Britannica | Each of the following events happened on April 20. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom! - A) An explosion and fire aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico kills 11 people and triggers the largest offshore oil spill in American history. By the time the oil well is capped three months later, roughly 206 million gallons of crude have poured into the Gulf.
- B) Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first female winner in IndyCar racing history.
- C) The US Supreme Court unanimously declares busing for the purpose of desegregating schools to be constitutional. The practice involves school buses taking Black students across district lines to majority-white schools, and white students to majority-Black schools.
- D) Two teenage gunmen kill 13 people in a shooting spree at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado.
Hint: BP paid out $4+ billion in criminal fines over Deepwater Horizon |
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🔗 Conjoiner: A DONUT Original Word Game | | Victory lane | Put your pedal to the medal and get in pole position for today’s Conjoiner. Complete the puzzle in record time to stand atop the podium. The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Black and white cloth waved on last lap of a race (two words)”... |
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🧩 Puzzle Corner | | MiniBe careful, or today’s mini will put you in hot water. Can you solve the puzzle and turn down the temp? SudokuThe weekend is over, the start feels new. This simple grid will guide you through. |
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🐐 GOATWars: A Data-Driven Process to Determine the Best | | What's the greatest defunct store of all time? |  Image: GOATWars | You've visited these stores countless times in a bygone era. Now they're facing off on GOATWars to determine which trip down memory lane proves the most rewarding. Each vote builds your personal GOAT List, where you decide which experiences, products, and atmospheres stood above the rest. Showdowns include: |
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🏆 Thursday's GOATWars Results: The Data Is Now In | | 😂 THE GREATEST COMEDY SCENE OF ALL TIME - The Black Knight (Monty Python and the Holy Grail)
- Bob Barker fight (Happy Gilmore)
- Chest waxing scene (40 Year Old Virgin)
- Food poisoning (Bridesmaids)
- News fight (Anchorman)
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, D, B, A - C) 1971 – The Supreme Court unanimously declares busing for the purposes of desegregation to be constitutional.
- D) 1999 – Two teenage gunmen kill 13 people in a shooting spree at Columbine High School.
- B) 2008 – Danica Patrick becomes the first female winner in IndyCar racing history.
- A) 2010 – The Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico explodes.
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