📜 September 21: On This Day in History |  | American Idiot |  Image: Rodeo Magazine | Each of the following events happened on September 21. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom! - A) Green Day releases its iconic album American Idiot, which goes on to win a Grammy Award for best rock album and is adapted into a rock opera.
- B) According to the teaching of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, an angel or resurrected being named Moroni first appears to Joseph Smith to inform him that he’s chosen to restore God’s church on Earth. It marks the beginning of the Mormon church.
- C) The Hobbit, a coming-of-age fantasy by English writer J.R.R. Tolkien that goes on to become a literary classic, is first published.
- D) President Ferdinand Marcos imposes martial law in the Philippines, beginning a period of harsh authoritarian rule.
Hint: Moroni’s appearance to Smith was the 1st sign of the Mormon religion |
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🐐 GOATWars: A Data-Driven Process to Determine the Best | | What’s the greatest ’90s kids movie of all time? |  Image: GOATWars | The ’90s were a golden age for movies you could wear out on VHS. They gave us talking toys, childhood adventures, animated classics, and enough Robin Williams to practically qualify as his own genre. Pick the ones you’d still happily watch today, and build your own personal GOAT List. Showdowns include: |
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🏆 Thursday's GOATWars Results: The Data Is Now In | | 🎬 THE GREATEST MOVIE DUO OF ALL TIME - Han Solo and Chewbacca (Star Wars)
- Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
- Andy Dufresne and Ellis “Red” Redding (Shawshank Redemption)
- Woody and Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story)
- Doc and Marty (Back To The Future)
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📜 Answers | | B, C, D, A - B) 1823 – According to the teaching of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, an angel or resurrected being named Moroni first appears to Joseph Smith.
- C) 1937 – J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit is published.
- D) 1972 – President Ferdinand Marcos imposes martial law in the Philippines.
- A) 2004 – Green Day releases American Idiot.
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