Good evening. In tonight’s edition:

• 👖 It’s in the jeans
• 🧩 New puzzles
• 🕶️ GOAT middle-class status symbols

…and much more.

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Each of the following events happened on May 20. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) Levi Strauss and Reno, Nevada, tailor Jacob Davis are given a patent to create work pants reinforced with metal rivets, marking the birth of one of the world’s most famous garments: blue jeans.
• B) Fox’s long-running animated series The Simpsons airs its 400th episode, two years after becoming the longest-running sitcom ever. To date, the series has racked up dozens of Emmy Awards, and was named by TIME magazine as the best TV show of the 20th century.
• C) American aviator Charles A. Lindbergh takes off from Long Island, New York, on the world’s first solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. He flew a small monoplane configured to his own design, and christened it the Spirit of St. Louis after his sponsor, the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce.
• D) The US Supreme Court votes 6-3 in Romer v. Evans to strike down an amendment to Colorado’s state constitution that would have prevented local governments from taking any action to protect the rights of gays and lesbians.

Hint: 3 justices dissented in Romer v. Evans

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Today’s hint should be able to point you in the right direction for the Conjoiner. Can you follow it to the end of the puzzle?

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Navigation aid with a magnetic needle that points north…”

Mini

Today’s mini hits like a strike of lightning! Shock the world by solving the puzzle below.

• Play today’s mini crossword.

Sudoku

Midweek’s here, the pace holds true; take a break with a puzzle or two.

• Play today's puzzle.

At some point, every dad picks a lane. Then somehow it becomes his entire personality.

Now, the top dad hobbies of all time are facing off on GOATWars, where you get to determine the ultimate choice: relaxation, obsession, or pretending to be “productive.”

Showdowns include:

• Golf 🆚 Fishing 
• Grilling 🆚 Smoking Meats 
• Fantasy Football 🆚 World War II History 

At some point, this stopped feeling like just another car. The Twin Turbo Mark IV Supra became the one people pictured in their garage for years.

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🕶️ THE GREATEST MIDDLE-CLASS STATUS SYMBOL OF ALL TIME

1. Costco executive membership
2. Yeti cooler
3. Tesla Model Y
4. Peloton bike
5. Traeger grill

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

A, C, D, B

• A) 1873 – Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a patent for blue jeans.
• C) 1927 – Charles A. Lindbergh takes off across the Atlantic in the Spirit of St. Louis
• D) 1996 – The Supreme Court votes 6-3 in Romer v. Evans to defend the rights of gays and lesbians.
• B) 2007 – The Simpsons airs its 400th episode.