📜 August 26: On This Day in History |  | Batter up! |  Image: This Day In Tech History | Each of the following events happened on August 26. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom! - A) The first televised MLB game is broadcast on NBC's local New York City station. Announcer Red Barber calls the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers in the Big Apple.
- B) The Battle of Crecy is fought during the Hundred Years War. King Edward III’s English army annihilates a French force under King Philip VI, in a battle widely regarded as one of the most decisive in history. It marks the decline of the mounted knight in European warfare, and the rise of England as a world power.
- C) The world’s first synthetic dye is patented by 18-year-old chemist William Henry Perkin, who discovered it by accident while trying to make a malaria treatment. His purple dye would make fashionable clothing far more affordable, spark a “mauve mania,” and launch the modern synthetic dye industry.
- D) The 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote, is formally adopted into the US Constitution. It marks the culmination of 70+ years of struggle by the women's suffrage movement.
Hint: A war typically has 1 side winning |
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🔗 Conjoiner: A DONUT Original Word Game | | Under the big top | Today’s Conjoiner has acrobats flying, jugglers tossing, and clues connecting. Step right up and join the fun. The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Traveling show featuring acrobats, clowns, and other performers”... |
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🧩 Puzzle Corner | | MiniToday’s mini is dealing up a fresh hand of clues. Play your cards right to walk away a winner. SudokuToday's puzzle is polished and primed. Finish it off one number at a time. |
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🐐 GOATWars: A Data-Driven Process to Determine the Best | | What’s the greatest football movie of all time? |  Image: GOATWars | These are the stories of underdogs, impossible odds, brutal coaches, one last drive—and a locker room speech that makes even the viewers on the couch ready to run through a wall. Forget the critics; which football movie would you pick over all the others? Showdowns include: |
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🏆 Monday's GOATWars Results: The Data Is Now In | | 🍔 THE GREATEST FAST FOOD BURGER OF ALL TIME - TIE: In-N-Out Double-Double | Burger King Whopper
- McDonald's Quarter Pounder
- TIE: McDonald’s Big Mac | Shake Shack ShackBurger
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📜 Answers | | B, C, D, A - B) 1346 – England and France fight the Battle of Crecy during the Hundred Years War.
- C) 1856 – William Henry Perkin patents the world’s first synthetic dye.
- D) 1920 – The 19th Amendment is formally adopted into the US Constitution.
- A) 1939 – The first televised Major League Baseball game is broadcast.
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