Good evening. In tonight’s edition:

• 🎸 Nothin’ but a hound dog
• 🧩 New puzzles
• 🧑‍🎤 GOAT pop stars

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Each of the following events happened on August 13. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) The song “Hound Dog” is recorded for the very first time by R&B singer Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton in Los Angeles, California. It was recorded four years before Elvis Presley would release “Hound Dog,” his longest running #1 hit at 11 weeks atop the charts.
• B) Fast Times at Ridgemont High opens in US theaters. The ensemble cast of the coming-of-age teen comedy and cult classic features future A-list actors Sean Penn, Nicolas Cage, and Forest Whitaker.
• C) Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés captures Tenochtitlán, the capital of the ancient Aztec Empire, following a three-month siege. Cortés’ men end up leveling the city and capturing Cuauhtémoc, the Aztec emperor.
• D) Berlin, Germany, is officially divided into East and West. Shortly after midnight, East German soldiers begin laying down barbed wire and bricks as a barrier between Soviet-controlled East Berlin and the democratic West section of the city.

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Today’s Conjoiner is putting safety first. Strap in, follow the clues, and protect that puzzle-solving noggin.

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Protective headgear worn for safety”...

Mini

Today’s mini comes with a special message just for you. Open up the clues and see what’s inside.

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Sudoku

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• Play today's puzzle.

Some lasted five minutes. Others seemed to take an entire afternoon to finish.

From candy bowls to convenience stores, these are the suckers that defined childhood and tested more than a few dentists along the way.

Showdowns include:

• Tootsie Pop 🆚 Blow Pop
• Dum Dums 🆚 Ring Pop
• Push Pop 🆚 Caramel Apple Pop

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🎤 THE GREATEST POP STARS OF ALL TIME

1. The Beatles
2. Michael Jackson
3. Elvis Presley
4. Prince
5. Elton John

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

C, A, D, B

• C) 1521 – Hernán Cortés captures Tenochtitlán.
• A) 1952 – “Hound Dog” is recorded for the first time.
• D) 1961 – Berlin is officially divided into East and West.
• B) 1982 – Fast Times at Ridgemont High opens in US theaters.

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