📜 April 28: On This Day in History |  | $0.99 problems but a song ain’t one |  Image: Smithsonian Magazine | Each of the following events happened on April 28. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom! - A) Apple launches the iTunes Store, a landmark service giving users the ability to purchase and download music from the internet directly to their iTunes library, then transfer it to their iPod.
- B) Archaeologists announce the discovery of 400+ artifacts in Chinese tombs that date back nearly 2,000 years, including the world's oldest surviving paper map fragment. The findings force researchers to rewrite the known history of papermaking.
- C) Boxer Muhammad Ali refuses to be drafted into the US Army at the height of the Vietnam War, citing his religious beliefs as a Muslim. Ali is convicted on criminal charges for refusing, though the charges are eventually overturned by the Supreme Court.
- D) US businessman Dennis Tito becomes the world’s first space tourist, launching into orbit aboard a Russian supply mission to the International Space Station. He paid ~$20 million for the six-day trip to space.
Hint: The iTunes Store signaled the end for illegal download sites like Limewire |
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🔗 Conjoiner: A DONUT Original Word Game |  | Guess who? | You haven’t been introduced to part one of today’s Conjoiner just yet. Acquaint yourself with the clue below to start solving the puzzle. The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Someone whose identity is a mystery to you; kids are told they’re dangerous”... |
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📜 Answers |  | C, B, D, A - C) 1967 – Muhammad Ali refuses to be drafted into the US Army for religious reasons.
- B) 1986 – The world’s oldest surviving paper map fragment is discovered.
- D) 2001 – American businessman Dennis Tito becomes the first space tourist.
- A) 2003 – Apple launches the iTunes Store.
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