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Each of the following events happened on September 29. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) London’s Metropolitan Police (often called Scotland Yard) is founded, giving England its first professional police force. It goes on to become a model for future modern police departments, including those in the US.
• B) Stacy Allison of Portland, OR, becomes the first US woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, marking the highest point on Earth.
• C) The Dow Jones stock index falls 777.68 points, marking its largest single-day point loss in history at the time, after Congress fails to pass a $700 billion bank bailout plan.
• D) John D. Rockefeller becomes the world’s first confirmed dollar billionaire following a sharp rise in the value of his oil-company holdings.

Hint: Scotland Yard was the 1st version of today’s modern police force

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Today’s Conjoiner has fields to tend and crops to sow. Follow the clues below and put in an honest day’s work.

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Person who grows crops or raises livestock for a living”

Mini

From ancient China to modern fashion, today’s theme has traveled a long way. Follow its thread and unravel the mini.

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The best parody movies become classics in their own right, and sometimes even surpass the films they’re spoofing.

Now the funniest spoofs in cinema history are going head-to-head on GOATWars, where you pick the parody film you still quote the most.

Showdowns include:

• Airplane! 🆚 The Naked Gun 
• Spaceballs 🆚 Austin Powers 
• Blazing Saddles 🆚 Young Frankenstein 

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📺 THE GREATEST CARTOON RIVALRIES OF ALL TIME

1. Wile E. Coyote v. Road Runner (Looney Tunes)
2. Bugs Bunny v. Daffy Duck (Looney Tunes)
3. Tom v. Jerry (Tom and Jerry)
4. Popeye v. Bluto (Popeye)
5. Spongebob v. Plankton (Spongebob Squarepants)

Explore the full list.

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

A, D, B, C

• A) 1829 – Scotland Yard is founded.
• D) 1916 – John D. Rockefeller becomes the world’s first confirmed dollar billionaire.
• B) 1988 – Stacy Allison is the first US woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
• C) 2008 – The Dow Jones has its largest single-day point loss in history (at the time).

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