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

• A) Mumtaz Mahal, beloved wife of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, dies during childbirth. Her passing would inspire the creation of the Taj Mahal, a monument to eternal love that still awes the world centuries later.
• B) Five men are arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate, an office-hotel-apartment complex in Washington, D.C. In their possession were burglary tools, cameras and film, and three pen-size tear gas guns. They were later linked to President Richard Nixon’s reelection campaign, in a scandal that ultimately forces his resignation.
• C) The Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from France to America, arrives in New York Harbor after being shipped across the Atlantic Ocean in 350 pieces.
• D) Millions of TV viewers across the US watch as a fleet of police cars pursue and capture a white Ford Bronco along Interstate 405 in Los Angeles. Inside the Bronco is O.J. Simpson, a former star NFL player and actor whom police suspect of involvement in the recent murders of his former wife and her friend.

Hint: Three Cuban exiles were part of the Watergate break in

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The clock is ticking on today’s Conjoiner. Connect the clues and race to the finish before the clock hits zero.

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Final date or time by which something must be completed or submitted”...

Mini

Championships aren’t won alone, and neither is today’s puzzle. Rally around the clues and finish strong with a full completion.

• Play today’s mini crossword.

Sudoku

Wednesday’s here with tasks to pursue; enjoy this grid, then power through.

• Play today's puzzle.

These are the fried foods and delectable sweet treats you look forward to all year, and immediately buy the second you walk through the gates.

The top fair foods of all time are facing off on GOATWars to determine the answer to one question: When you're handed a single food ticket, what are you spending it on?

Showdowns include:

• Funnel Cake 🆚 Corn Dog 
• Fried Oreos 🆚 Fried Pickles 
• Turkey Leg 🆚 Cotton Candy 

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🎢 THE GREATEST AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES OF ALL TIME

1. Steel roller coaster
2. Wooden roller coaster
3. Log flume
4. Go-karts
5. Bumper cars

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

A, C, B, D

• A) 1631 – Mumtaz Mahal, beloved wife of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, dies, leading to inspiration for the Taj Mahal’s construction.
• C) 1885 – The Statue of Liberty arrives in the US.
• B) 1972 – The Watergate burglars are arrested.
• D) 1994 – O.J. Simpson leads LAPD in a car chase that leads to his arrest for murder.