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• 🧩 New puzzles
• 🎵 GOAT music videos

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Each of the following events happened on July 8. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) British pop band the Spice Girls releases their debut single, “Wannabe,” which helps propel them to international stardom and kick off a teen pop resurgence.
• B) Vasco da Gama sails from Lisbon, Portugal, with a fleet of four vessels on a mission to open a sea route from western Europe to Asia. His endeavor would prove a success, opening up India to European trade/exploration and ushering in a new era in world history.
• C) The Roswell Daily Record reports that soldiers at the Roswell Army Air Field in New Mexico have recovered the remains of a flying saucer that crashed on a local ranch. While the claim is quickly refuted by authorities, the Roswell incident becomes the center of a flying saucer mania that would grip the nation.
• D) Venus Williams wins her first Wimbledon singles championship. Her victory over defending champion, Lindsay Davenport, made Williams the first Black female Wimbledon champion since Althea Gibson won back-to-back titles

Hint: Besides “Wannabe,” the Spice Girls’ debut album had 3 other chart-topping hits

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Today's Conjoiner is serving up a challenge worthy of Centre Court. See if you can solve every clue and ace the sequence.

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Prestigious Grand Slam tennis tournament played on grass courts in London”...

Mini

Some masterpieces cover entire walls, this one fits neatly inside a crossword. Can you solve the puzzle and create this work of art?

• Play today’s mini crossword.

Sudoku

A thoughtful pause within the day; solve the grid and drift away.

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Some make you laugh, others give you goosebumps, and a select few make you believe impossible things can happen in three minutes.

Now it's time to settle the debate: Which movie training montage actually deserves the GOAT title?

Showdowns include:

• Rocky 🆚 Kung Fu Panda 
• Miracle 🆚 Dodgeball 
• Mulan 🆚 The Karate Kid 

🎵 THE GREATEST MUSIC VIDEOS OF ALL TIME

1. Thriller (Michael Jackson)
2. Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)
3. Take On Me (A-ha)
4. November Rain (Guns N’ Roses)
5. Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)

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

B, C, A, D

• B) 1497 – Vasco da Gama launches on a mission to discover the first direct maritime route between Europe and India.
• C) 1947 – Roswell UFO mania kicks off with a soon-refuted news report.
• A) 1996 – The Spice Girls release their debut single, “Wannabe.”
• D) 2000 – Venus Williams wins her first Wimbledon singles championship.